shatnez

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noun

Cloth containing both wool and linen (linsey-woolsey), which Jewish law prohibits wearing.

OriginHebrew שַׁעַטְנֵז →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounshatnez (uncountable)

alternative shaatnez

  1. JudaismuncountableCloth containing both wool and linen (linsey-woolsey), which Jewish law prohibits wearing.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
linsey-woolsey

Origin

  1. Hebrewשַׁעַטְנֵז
  2. Englishshatnez

Borrowed from Hebrew שַׁעַטְנֵז (shatnéz), of obscure further origin.

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APA

shatnez. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shatnez

MLA

“shatnez.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shatnez. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shatnez,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shatnez.

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