חוֹצֶלֶת, (חצל, v. חצץ; cmp. מַחֲצֶלֶת, בּיּרְיָא II) matting used for partitions, coverings &c.—Pl חוֹצְלוֹת. Eduy. III, 4; Succ. 20ᵃ כל הח׳ וכ׳ all kinds of mattings are liable to uncleanness by contact with corpses; v. מַרְזוּבְלֵי. Tosef. Kel. B. Bath. IV, 14 החוֹצְלִים ed. Zuck. (Var. חולצות; ed. חוצלות).