[prair] 
| a tallith. |
| prayer shawl (prâr) n. See tallith. |
| tal·lith also tal·lis (tä'lĭs, tä-lēt') n. pl. tal·lith·im (tä-lē'sĭm, -lā'-, tä'lē-tēm') or tal·liths also tal·li·sim (tä-lē'sĭm, -lā'-) Judaism A shawl with ritually knotted fringe at each of four corners traditionally worn by Jewish males, especially at morning prayer. Also called prayer shawl. [Mishnaic Hebrew ṭallît, cover, from Hebrew ṭillēl, to cover, from Aramaic ṭallel, from ṭəlāl, shade; see  ll in Semitic roots.] |
prayer shawl
prayer shawl worn by male Jews during the daily morning service (shaharit); it is also worn by the leader of the service during the afternoon service (minha). On Yom Kippur, males wear it for all five services and on Tisha be-Av only during the afternoon service
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