zizit

The definition of zizit is the fringes that are on the four corners of the tallit, or on the shirts of orthodox Jewish men.

(noun)

An example of zizit are the twisted tassels on a Hasidic Jew’s clothing at the waist.

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See zizit in Webster's New World College Dictionary

or zizith

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

Origin: Yiddish tsitses < Heb tsitsit, tassel (interpreted as pl. in Yiddish) < tsits, blossom < root cc, to blossom, bloom

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