tallis'
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noun, plural tal·li·thim, tal·li·tim, tal·li·sim 
[Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tah-lee-sim, -ley-, tah-luh-sim; Sephardic Hebrew tah-lee-teem] . Judaism.
[Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tah-lee-sim, -ley-, tah-luh-sim; Sephardic Hebrew tah-lee-teem] . Judaism. a shawllike garment of wool, silk, or the like, with fringes, or zizith, at the four corners, worn around the shoulders by Orthodox and Conservative (sometimes also Reform) Jews, as during the morning service.
Also, tal·lit, tal·lis.
Origin:
1605–15; < Hebrew ṭallīth literally, cover, cloak
1605–15; < Hebrew ṭallīth literally, cover, cloak
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| Judaism a fringed shawl worn by Jewish men during morning prayers | |
| [from Hebrew, literally: a cover] | |
| tallith or tallith | |
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| [from Hebrew, literally: a cover] | |
| tallis or tallith (ˈtɑlis, tɑˈlit) | |
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| Judaism a fringed shawl worn by Jewish men during morning prayers | |
| [from Hebrew, literally: a cover] | |
| tallith or tallith | |
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| [from Hebrew, literally: a cover] | |
| Tallis (ˈtælɪs) | |
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| Thomas. ?1505--85, English composer and organist; noted for his music for the Anglican liturgy | |
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