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mechitzah

American  
[muh-khee-tsah, muh-khee-tsuh] / mə xiˈtsɑ, məˈxi tsə /

noun

Hebrew.

PLURAL

mechitzoth, mechitzot, mechitzos

  1. mehitzah.

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In those traditions, the married couple, being careful not to touch, is raised to hold a handkerchief on either side of the mechitzah, the partition between men and women at the wedding.

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