sheitel

American  

[sheyt-l] / ˈʃeɪt l /

noun

Yiddish.

plural

sheitlen

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.

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Example Sentences

Ms. Haart chafed under similar restrictions and ultimately ditched them along with her sheitel and calf-sweeping skirts, trading them for the gilded accouterments of corporate success.

From New York Times • Aug. 12, 2021

"I suppose, Klinger," he said, "your poor mother, olav hasholom, didn't wear a sheitel neither, ain't it?"

From Elkan Lubliner, American by Glass, Montague

Seemingly, Mr. Gans," Elkan said, "it was a big shock to everybody here to see for the first time an old lady wearing a sheitel.

From Elkan Lubliner, American by Glass, Montague

"Sure," Scheikowitz agreed, "what does a real merchant like Scharley care if she would wear a sheitel oder not, so long as she is a lady already."

From Elkan Lubliner, American by Glass, Montague

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

From Elkan Lubliner, American by Glass, Montague