Talmud for Moed Katan 27:8

ולטעמיך הא דאמר רבי אסי אמר רבי יוחנן כל מי שאין לו אלא חלוק אחד מותר לכבסו בחולו של מועד התם נמי יאמרו כל הסריקין אסורין סריקי בייתוס מותרין

is allowed to wash it during the festival week'. Would not people say in that case, too: '[So] all Syrian [fancy] loaves are forbidden, but the Syrian [fancy] loaves of Boethus are allowed'? - Surely it has been stated in this connection: 'Said Mar son of R'Ashi, His girdle<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Or loin cloth.');">¹⁰</span> proves his plight'.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' While washing his shirt, he is either girded with a loin cloth or wears his outer garment fastened by the belt to avoid exposure of his body.');">¹¹</span>

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