tallith

American  

[tah-lis, tah-leet] / ˈtɑ lɪs, tɑˈlit /

Or tallit,

noun

Judaism.

tallithim, plural tallitim, plural tallisim plural

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.

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Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

• tallisim
  plural
• tallitim
  plural
• tallithim
  plural

Etymology

Origin of tallith

First recorded in 1605–15, tallith is from the Hebrew word ṭallīth literally, cover, cloak

Example Sentences

Knotted fringes worn by men according to Mosaic injunction on Tallith or praying-scarf, and also used for a small four-cornered fringed garment worn on the chest, under the coat.

From Pictures of Jewish Home-Life Fifty Years Ago by Trager, Hannah

Tallith, tal′ith, n. the mantle worn by the Jews at prayer.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

The Rabbi was seated there, "learning," with great Tefillin and Tallith on—a fine, simple, benevolent soul.

From The Book of Delight and Other Papers by Abrahams, Israel

Related Words

• cloth
• scarf
• stole