sheitel

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Pronunciations

sheitel (SHAY-tuhl) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A wig worn by some observant Jewish women after marriage.

Example Sentences

  • "My friend Miriam didn't want to wear a sheitel, but her mother-in-law won her over."

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • שײטל shaytl

      • Who Uses This

      • Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education

      Regions

      • North America
      • Great Britain
      • South Africa
      • Australia / New Zealand

      Dictionaries

      • The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
      • The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
      • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

      Alternative Spellings

      shaytl, sheytl, shaytel, sheytel, sheital, sheytal, shaytal

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