Dictionary

tichel en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

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.
   • The tichel was compared to hijab with suggestions of how Muslim women might adapt it. The contributor ‘mama-star’ was enthusiastic about her discovery, pointing out how the Muslim blogger had talked about her ‘orthodox Jewish sisters’. 2013, Reina Lewis, Modest Fashion: Styling Bodies, Mediating Faith, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN:
   • She knew that even with the formless skirts extending to her ankles, the billowing blouses with sleeves reaching her wrists, and her hair covered by the tichel, men turned when they passed her on the street. 2003, Jerome Groopman, The Anatomy of Hope, Random House, →ISBN:

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Coordinates

mitpachat · snood · shpitzel