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taffimai ([personal profile] taffimai) wrote2008-05-31 12:32 am

*doubletake*

"Sheitel" is a word on the national spelling bee! Well, at least I can spell one of these words.

[identity profile] taffimai.livejournal.com 2008-05-31 04:55 am (UTC)(link)
Shay-tel. Easy-peasy!

It's a yiddish word, means a wig that a married orthodox women uses as a hair covering for modesty.