Kittel

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the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. See kittle, v. t.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • An obsolete form of kittle.
  • n. A Yiddish name for an ample linen or cotton robe which orthodox Jews wear on three solemn occasions, namely, at nuptial ceremonies (by the bridegroom); at the seder service, on the first two evenings of Passover (by the master of ceremonies); and on the Day of Atonement. Pious Jews are also buried dressed in a kittel.
  • Word Usage
    "After leading her congregation in prayer, in preparation for the Torah service, Savina donned a kittel, a traditional burial shroud, to acknowledge that this celebration was also the beginning of the last chapter of her life."
    Variant
    kittle   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    acquittal    belittle    bittle    brittle    committal    kittle    knittle    little    noncommittal    pittle