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

So he bleached out the wine stains that Passover had left on his kittel, the white robe often worn by worshipers on the High Holy Days to symbolize purity.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2013

He balled up the kittel and threw it at me.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

While I changed into the kittel, Meir knotted lengths of blue and white cord into the tassels found both on tzitzis and on the corners of a prayer shawl.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

I sat down, keeping my borrowed kittel on because Yakov had died in his clothes.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

Branches snared my kittel, tearing it down the back.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros