Tallis


noun
1.
Thomas, c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.
noun, plural tallithim, tallitim, tallisim
[Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tah-lee-sim, -ley-, tah-luh-sim; Sephardic Hebrew tah-lee-teem] /Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tɑˈli sɪm, -ˈleɪ-, ˌtɑ ləˈsɪm; Sephardic Hebrew tɑ liˈtim/ (Show IPA). Judaism.
1.
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.
noun
1.
(Judaism) a fringed shawl worn by Jewish men during morning prayers
noun
1.
Thomas. ?1505–85, English composer and organist; noted for his music for the Anglican liturgy

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