yarmulke

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What's not certain is whether the detective will be allowed to wear a yarmulke, a small skull cap traditionally worn by members of the Orthodox faith.

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  1. noun A skullcap worn by Jewish men and boys, especially those adhering to Orthodox or Conservative Judaism.

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  • He was dressed in black, wore a beard and a yarmulke, the corners of his fringed undershirt showing beneath his dark vest. —  Buchanan, Edna - Cold Case Squad (v1.0) (html).html
  • He wore a yarmulke, gold-rimmed spectacles, and a snowy white shirt under a black vest and tie. —  Buchanan, Edna - Cold Case Squad (v1.0) (html).html
  • The yarmulke was there to remind him that God was above, always, and now it was gone. —  Laura Lipmann - By a Spider's Tread
  • Would God understand that the missing yarmulke, too, was beyond his control? —  Laura Lipmann - By a Spider's Tread
  • It was easy to spot the yarmulke -covered head some ten feet to the left. —  dummy5
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  1. Yiddish, from Polish and Ukrainian yarmulka, possibly from Turkish yağmurluk, rain clothing, from yağmur, rain.
 

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