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kittels

kittels is the plural of kittel.

Meaning of kittel

Noun

kittel (plural kittels)

  1. A white linen or cotton robe worn by religious Ashkenazi Jews on holidays, in the synagogue, or at home when leading the Passover seder.
    • When I got married, my grandmother showed up at the wedding with a bottle of the whitest wine she could find, so that we wouldn’t ruin my seventy-five dollar kittel and my wife’s thousand-dollar wedding dress. (And at this point I would like to point out that I have worn my kittel at least twice a...2008, Mordechai Schmutter, Don’t Yell Challah in a Crowded Matzah Bakery

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Questions about kittels

What is kittels the plural of?
Kittels is the plural of kittel.

Words near kittels in the dictionary

  1. kitteh
  2. kittehs
  3. kittel
  4. Kittell
  5. Kittells
  6. kittels
  7. Kittelson
  8. Kittelsons
  9. kitten
  10. kitten factories
  11. kitten factory

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