English Explanatory Dictionary

tichel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A headscarf often worn by married orthodox Jewish women in compliance with the code of modesty known as tzniut, though individuals from other sects of Judaism also wear them depending on personal choice.

Word forms

tichel tichels

Etymology

From Yiddish טיכל (tikhl), compare German Tuch (“cloth”).

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