shatnez

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English

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Shatnez-testing laboratory in Jerusalem.

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Etymology

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

Noun

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shatnez (uncountable)

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