kittel

American

[kit-l] / ˈkɪt l /

noun

Yiddish.

a white robe used by Jews, especially Orthodox Jews, as a ceremonial garment and as a burial shroud: worn during worship on Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, by a bridegroom during the wedding ceremony, and by the leader of the Seder on Passover.

kittel British

/ ˈkiːtɛl /

noun

a white garment used as a shroud or worn by traditional Jews on Yom Kippur

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Etymology

Origin of kittel

Yiddish kitl

Example Sentences

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Laura Kittel, an academic currently seeking nonprofit and government jobs, learned about Mercor from a friend.

From The Wall Street Journal

Kittel tried to amend the contract.

From The Wall Street Journal

A team of scientists made up of Piotr Kittel, Paulina Borówka and Artur Ginter at University of Lodz, Dariusz Puczko at the Polish Academy of Sciences and fellow researcher Artur Adamek carefully rescued the remains in four trips.

From BBC

Pogacar has become the first rider to win five stages at a single Tour de France since German sprinter Marcel Kittel in 2017.

From BBC

Kittel, who was married, was an erratic and destabilizing presence in the household.

From Los Angeles Times

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