yarmulke

noun

: a skullcap worn especially by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish males in the synagogue and the home

Examples of yarmulke in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Recent antisemitic acts nationwide include graffiti and vandalism at Jewish stores, restaurants and institutions, shots fired in the vicinity of synagogues and assaults on people wearing yarmulkes, Star of David pendants or other Jewish apparel. David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2023 Like the prophet, Moses Schneider experiences not only life-changing fire (a nod to the burning bush), but also moments of vocation and epiphany, such as when a supernatural force seems to prevent him from putting his dead son’s yarmulke back on that snowman, where an unknown person had placed it. Celia Wren, Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2023 Nissel, who wore a yarmulke, was left dazed and bloodied by the attack. Gabriel San Román, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2023 Mahmoud Musa was among a group of men who brutally beat Joseph Borgen after spotting him in public wearing a yarmulke in 2021. Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 23 Nov. 2023 This chair held a stack of trash bags and was pushed by an elderly man in a yarmulke. Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2023 Zebulon Erdos, a junior wearing a bright-blue yarmulke, met me at the event, inside an enormous white tent on the university’s Science Center Plaza. Eren Orbey, The New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2023 At the entrance to the kibbutz, a crowd of Orthodox volunteers wearing yarmulkes, rubber gloves and safety vests waited to make sure all remains had been collected, a requirement for Jewish burial. Steve Hendrix, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2023 He’s donned yarmulkes in synagogues and talked about his faith in churches, sat with grieving families and rallied crowds of thousands, toured small businesses and met with executives in the United Kingdom, cheered at Orioles games and spent evenings at the White House. Sam Janesch, Baltimore Sun, 30 Aug. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

Yiddish yarmlke, from Polish jarmułka & Ukrainian yarmulka skullcap, of Turkic origin; akin to Turkish yağmurluk rainwear

First Known Use

1903, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of yarmulke was in 1903

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“Yarmulke.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yarmulke. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

yarmulke

noun
yar·​mul·​ke ˈyäm-ə-kə How to pronounce yarmulke (audio) ˈyär-məl- How to pronounce yarmulke (audio)
: a skullcap worn especially by Jewish males
Etymology

Yiddish yarmlke "yarmulke"

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