kittel

American  

[kit-l] / ˈkɪt l /

noun

Yiddish.

1. a white robe used by Jews, especially Orthodox Jews, as a ceremonial garment and as a burial shroud: worn during worship on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, by a bridegroom during the wedding ceremony, and by the leader of the Seder on Passover.

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kittel British  

/ ˈkiːtɛl /

noun

1. a white garment used as a shroud or worn by traditional Jews on Yom Kippur

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Etymology

Origin of kittel

Yiddish kitl

Example Sentences

A team of scientists made up of Piotr Kittel, Paulina Borówka and Artur Ginter at University of Lodz, Dariusz Puczko at the Polish Academy of Sciences and fellow researcher Artur Adamek carefully rescued the remains in four trips.

From BBC

Pogacar has become the first rider to win five stages at a single Tour de France since German sprinter Marcel Kittel in 2017.

From BBC

Kittel, who was married, was an erratic and destabilizing presence in the household.

From Los Angeles Times

It wasn’t easy for Frederick August Kittel Jr., a high school dropout from Pittsburgh’s Hill District, to transform himself into August Wilson, the venerable playwright whose 10-play cycle examining 20th century Black life in America earned him a seat in the pantheon beside Eugene O’Neill, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams and Edward Albee.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s such a gift to have an artist, particularly of that caliber, give us an insight into what the young Freddy Kittel — which was his name before he became August Wilson — who Freddy Kittel was.

From Seattle Times