tzitzit
/ˈtsɪtsɪt/
noun
- The fringes or tassels attached to the four corners of a tallit (prayer shawl) worn by Jewish men and boys, as commanded in the Torah.
- The rabbi explained the meaning of each knot in the tzitzit.
- He carefully checked the tzitzit on his tallit before morning prayers.
- She learned to tie the tzitzit according to the traditional pattern.