tallith
or tal·lit, tal·lis
[ Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tah-lis; Sephardic Hebrew tah-leet ]
noun,plural tal·li·thim, tal·li·tim, tal·li·sim [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/. Judaism.
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.
Origin of tallith
1First recorded in 1605–15, tallith is from the Hebrew word ṭallīth literally, cover, cloak
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