Etymology

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Today it means: A belt or sash used in prayer. Full definition →

Yiddish גאַרטל
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  1. Yiddish · borrowed fromגאַרטל
  2. English todaygartel

From Yiddish גאַרטל (gartl). Doublet of girdle.

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