ZIZITH. Thus the Jews called the Tufts or Fringes that they wore heretofore, at the four Quarters of their upper Garments,1 and which now they only wear under their Cloaths, fixed to a square Piece of Cloth, which represents the Garment they anciently wore in their own Country, before their Dispersion. The Zizith of the modern Jews is a Tuft made of eight Threads of Yarn, spun on purpose for this use, each having five Knots, which take up half the Length. That which is not knotted being furled out, makes a kind of Tuft or Fringe.2 See before, the Articles GARMENT and TALED.
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