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

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

"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

"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

"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