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yarmulke definition

yar·mulke (yär′məl kə, yä′-)

noun

a skullcap variously worn by Jewish men and boys, esp. when at prayer or study, at meals, etc.
also yarmelke yar′·melke

Etymology: E Yiddish yarmulke < Pol jarmułka, orig., a skullcap worn as by priests < earlier ja murka, ult. < ML almutia, cowl, hood

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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