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gartel

gartel noun: a belt or sash used in prayer.

Noun

gartel (plural gartels)

  1. (Judaism) A belt or sash used in prayer.
    • The bride stands perfectly still at one end of the room and holds a long gartel while the male dancing before her holds the other end.2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 140

Forms of gartel

pluralgartels

Origin of gartel

From Yiddish גאַרטל (gartl). Doublet of girdle.

Questions about gartel

What does gartel mean?
Gartel means a belt or sash used in prayer.
What part of speech is gartel?
Gartel is a noun.
What is the plural of gartel?
The plural of gartel is gartels.

Words near gartel in the dictionary

  1. Garswood
  2. Garswoods
  3. gart
  4. gartanin
  5. Gartcosh
  6. gartel
  7. gartels
  8. garter
  9. garter belt
  10. garter belts
  11. garter snake

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