Commentary for Menachot 74:15

רבינא הוה קא אזיל אבתריה דמר בר רב אשי בשבתא דריגלא איפסיק קרנא דחוטיה ולא אמר ליה ולא מידי כד מטא לביתיה אמר ליה מהתם איפסיק א"ל אי אמרת לי מהתם שדיתיה

R'Shisha the son of R'Idi said, If a man cut off [one corner of] his garment,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Either he cut away a square piece at the corner, leaving behind two right-angled corners, thus making the garment five-cornered; or, he cut away one corner diagonally, leaving two obtuse-angled corners.');">¹⁷</span> he has gained nothing, for he has simply made it into a five-cornered garment.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Which must also be provided with fringes.');">¹⁸</span>

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