zizit
zizit
Definition
zi·zit or zizith zi·zith′ (tsit′sis, tsēt sēt′)
plural noun
the fringes or tassels worn by orthodox Jewish men, formerly on the corners of the outer garment, now on the four corners of the tallit: Deut. 22:12
Etymology: Yiddish tsitses < Heb tsitsit, tassel (interpreted as pl. in Yiddish) < tsits, blossom < root cc, to blossom, bloom
