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tallith
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun tallith has 1 sense
- tallith(n = noun.artifact) prayer shawl, tallis - (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer; Array is a kind of shawl
CIDE DICTIONARY
tallith, n. [NHeb. tallīth.].
An undergarment worn by orthodox Jews, covering the chest and the upper part of the back. It has an opening for the head, and has tassels, called zizith , on its four corners. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
tallith, n. a scarf worn by Jews esp. at prayer.
Etymology
Rabbinical Heb. tallit f. tillel to cover
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