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💇 A wig 🕍 A religious wig
sheitel

sheitel

1 9.9
A wig people wear to change how their hair looks
  • noun
  • /ˈʃeɪtəl/
  • Informal
: peluca
  • At the theater, several actors changed their appearance with a sheitel for different roles.

Examples

  • She wore a beautiful sheitel to the party.

  • She wore a stylish sheitel to the wedding, matching her dress perfectly.

  • He couldn't tell if she was wearing her natural hair or a sheitel at the party.

  • I bought two sheitels for the wedding.

  • She wore her new sheitel to the party, and everyone complimented her on the style.

  • After a long day at work, I love to come home and put on my favorite sheitel for relaxation.

  • During the winter, a warm sheitel can be a stylish way to keep warm without sacrificing appearance.

Synonyms

wig
vssheitel
237 1.3

A fake hair covering for the whole head used to hide hair loss or for acting and fashion

is an informal term used for that hair covering regardless of context
hairpiece
vssheitel
15 3.6

A piece of hair worn to hide baldness or change hairstyle

is an informal word covering both partial and full artificial hair items
headdress
vssheitel
15 5.6

An item worn on the head for ceremonies like weddings

is an informal name used for ordinary artificial hair not just ceremonial wear

How Natural

sheitel
  • Informal
1 9.9
wig
237 1.3
hairpiece
15 3.6

Surface Forms

sheitel singular
sheitels plural

Etymology

Sheitel comes from the same Yiddish name but is often used more widely as a casual word for 'wig'. So, like the English word wig, sheitel can mean any artificial hairpiece, not only the religious kind.