different between modesty vs tichel

English

Etymology

From Middle French modestie, from Latin modestia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?d.?.sti/

Noun

modesty (usually uncountable, plural modesties)

1. The quality of being modest; having a limited and not overly high opinion of oneself and one's abilities.

   • At her invitation he outlined for her the succeeding chapters with terse military accuracy?; and what she liked best and best understood was avoidance of that false modesty which condescends, turning technicality into pabulum.

2. Moderate behaviour; reserve.
3. (specifically) Pudency, avoidance of sexual explicitness.

Antonyms

• immodesty
• extravagance
• impudence

Derived terms

• false modesty
• modesty bag
• modesty bit
• modesty board
• modesty panel
• modesty piece

Related terms

• modestly

Translations

English

Etymology

From the German/Austrian Tuch, or cloth, with Bavarian diminutive "erl".

Noun

tichel (plural tichels)

1. a headscarf worn by married Jewish women in compliance with the code of modesty known as tzeniut.

See also

• mitpachat

Anagrams

• Leicht, Leitch, chilte, eltchi

Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *tigul?, from Latin t?gula. More at tegel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?.x?l/
• Hyphenation: ti?chel
• Rhymes: -?x?l

Noun

tichel m (plural tichels, diminutive ticheltje n)

1. roof tile

   Synonym: dakpan

2. brick
   • 1842, Franz Ludwig Zahn, "S 6. Torenbouw van Babel", in Bijbelsche geschiedenissen, tr. from German, J. Noordendorp (publ., revised ed., 1867), page 15.

     Maar het geschiedde als zij tegen het Oosten togen, dat zij eene laagte vonden in het land Sinear, en zij woonden aldaar; en zij zeiden een ieder tot zijnen naaste: Kom aan, laat ons tichelen strijken en wel doorbranden; en de tichel was hun voor steen en het lijm was hun voor leem.

   Synonym: baksteen

3. flagstone

   Synonym: tegel