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shatnez

shatnez noun: cloth containing both wool and linen (linsey-woolsey), which Jewish law prohibits wearing.

shatnez: cloth containing both wool and linen (linsey-woolsey), which Jewish law prohibits wearing
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Noun

shatnez (uncountable)

  1. (Judaism) Cloth containing both wool and linen (linsey-woolsey), which Jewish law prohibits wearing.

Forms of shatnez

alternative formshaatnez

Origin of shatnez

Borrowed from Hebrew שַׁעַטְנֵז (shatnéz), of obscure further origin.

Questions about shatnez

What does shatnez mean?
Shatnez means cloth containing both wool and linen (linsey-woolsey), which Jewish law prohibits wearing.
What part of speech is shatnez?
Shatnez is a noun.

Words near shatnez in the dictionary

  1. Shatnerized
  2. Shatnerizes
  3. Shatnerizing
  4. Shatners
  5. Shatnerverse
  6. shatnez
  7. shatoosh
  8. shatooshes
  9. shatposted
  10. shatranj
  11. Shatrughna

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