shatnez

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

shatnez (uncountable)

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