prayer shawl
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of prayer shawl
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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When Amal al-Akam fled her home in northern Gaza, she had time only to grab her children and throw on a prayer shawl.
From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2023
The former ultra-Orthodox Jew is wearing a white prayer shawl and tefillin - long leather straps with small boxes attached, containing scrolls with verses from the Torah.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2022
They have been evacuated from the temple and are resting in the empty upstairs bedroom of a congregant in Nevada, covered by a traditional white and blue tallit, or prayer shawl.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2021
His father’s tallit, the prayer shawl that some families also use as a covering in their children’s weddings.
From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2021
Boaz slid in next to his friend, still adjusting his tallit and trying to keep the prayer shawl from slipping down his shoulders.
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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