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Definition of sheitel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

sheitel

noun
 
/ˈʃeɪtl/
 
/ˈʃeɪtl/
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  1. a wig worn by some Jewish married womenTopics Religion and festivalsc2
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Yiddish sheytl, from a Germanic base meaning ‘crown of the head’.
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