gartel

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noun

A belt or sash used in prayer.

OriginYiddish גאַרטל →
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Meanings

noungartel (plural gartels)

plural gartels

  1. JudaismA belt or sash used in prayer.

    The bride stands perfectly still at one end of the room and holds a long gartel while the male dancing before her holds the other end.

    2017, Velvel Pasternak, Behind the Music, Stories, Anecdotes, Articles and Reflections, page 140

Origin

  1. Yiddishגאַרטל
  2. Englishgartel

From Yiddish גאַרטל (gartl). Doublet of girdle.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Elgartraglettergallarget
Cite this entry
APA

gartel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gartel

MLA

“gartel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gartel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gartel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gartel.

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