sheitel

[ sheyt-l ]

noun

, Yiddish.

, plural sheit·len [sheyt, -l, uh, n].

1. a wig worn by certain Orthodox Jewish married women in keeping with an old rabbinical precept that forbids a woman to leave her hair uncovered in the sight of a man other than her husband.

Example Sentences

I didn't think a religious woman like Mrs. Lesengeld would take off her sheitel at her time of life.

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