prayer shawl
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of prayer shawl
First recorded in 1900–05
Example Sentences
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At a campaign rally in October, a huge screen with the image of a man wearing a Jewish prayer shawl and blowing a shofar suddenly illuminated the stadium.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 9, 2023
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
And if we want an outfit to wear on special occasions, all we have to do is reach into the closet and pull out our tallis, or prayer shawl.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 23, 2021
On that wagon sat two people, one an older man dressed all in black, with a white prayer shawl across his shoulders, a book in his lap.
From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen
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