tzitzit
Britishplural noun
Etymology
Origin of tzitzit
from Hebrew, literally: tassel
Example Sentences
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They are wearing kippahs, or skullcaps, and knotted fringes known as tzitzit on their clothes, indicating they are religious Jews.
From BBC ● Jan. 4, 2023
Likewise, tzitzit and saris were more common than Fair Isle sweaters and red-and-green garb.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 25, 2022
Restaurant and bakery signs are covered in Hebrew characters and you can see the tzitzit, fringes worn predominantly by Orthodox Jewish men, swinging with the bounce in their step.
From Salon ● Apr. 15, 2022
Dressed in black felt fedoras and black suits with tzitzit, or tassels, hanging from their shirts and sometimes shtreimels, large fur hats, the Orthodox men stuck out among others walking down Lawler Street.
From New York Times ● Jul. 11, 2012
Lev takes off everything but his tzitzit and pants and gives me his clothes.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
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