Tallis

name, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of tallit. alt-of, alternative

    "[…] the congregants struggle to touch their lips to some part of my new blue Ohrbach’s suit, while the old men press forward to touch their tallises to my sparkling London Character shoes."

  2. 2
    (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
prayer shawlprayer shawltalliththomas tallis

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"[…] the congregants struggle to touch their lips to some part of my new blue Ohrbach’s suit, while the old men press forward to touch their tallises to my sparkling London Character shoes."

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