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English

Noun

  1. An undergarment worn by orthodox Jews. It covers the chest and upper part of the back. It has tassels (called zizith) on its four corners.
  2. A tasseled shawl or scarf worn over the head or thrown around the shoulders while at prayer.


References

  • WordNet (1.7).
GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Tallith \Tal"lith\, n. [NHeb. tall[imac]th.] (Jewish Costume)
(a) 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.
(b) A tasseled shawl or scarf worn over the head or thrown
round the shoulders while at prayer.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet tallith
n : (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each
corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer [syn: {prayer
shawl}, tallis]
[also: tallitoth (pl), tallithes (pl), tallaisim (pl)]
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