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מתני׳ במה אשה יוצאה, ובמה אינה יוצאה?
The Mishnah lists items that a woman may or may not carry into, or wear in the public domain on Shabbat. This depends on whether the particular object is considered an ornament, which she may wear, or merely a burden for the woman, which she may not. Even if it is considered an ornament, there is still concern that she might remove it and carry it in her hand in the public domain, which is prohibited by Torah law. Mishnah: With what items may a woman go out into the public domain on Shabbat and with what items may she not go out?
לא תצא אשה לא בחוטי צמר ולא בחוטי פשתן ולא ברצועות שבראשה. ולא תטבול בהן, עד שתרפם.
A woman may neither go out with strings of wool, nor with strings of flax, nor with strips of any other materials that a woman braids in the hair of her head. And a woman may not immerse in a mikveh with them in her hair until she loosens them. When the strings or strips are tight, the water cannot reach her hair unobstructed, invalidating her immersion.
ולא ב״טוטפת״ ולא בסרביטין בזמן שאינן תפורים. ולא בכבול לרשות הרבים.
And, likewise, a woman may neither go out with the ornament called totefet, nor with sarvitin that are not sewn into her head covering, nor with a kavul into the public domain.
ולא בעיר של זהב ולא בקטלא ולא בנזמים ולא בטבעת שאין עליה חותם ולא במחט שאינה נקובה.
And, likewise, a woman may neither go out with a city of gold ornament, nor with a katla ornament, nor with nose rings, nor with a ring that has no seal on it, nor with a needle that is not perforated, which are merely for decorative purposes.