yarmelke

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yar·mul·ke

also yar·mel·ke Y0008600 (yär′məl-kə, yä′məl-)n. A skullcap worn by Jewish men and boys, especially those adhering to Orthodox or Conservative Judaism. Also called kippah.

[Yiddish, from Polish, yarmul̷ka and Ukrainian yarmulka, from Turkish yağmurluk, rain clothing, from yağmur, rain, from Old Turkic, from yağmaq, to rain.]

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yarmelke - a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)yarmulka, yarmulkeskullcap - rounded brimless cap fitting the crown of the head

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noun a skullcap worn by religious Jews (especially at prayer)

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