tallith
or tal·lit, tal·lis
[ Ashkenazic Hebrew, English tah-lis; Sephardic Hebrew tah-leet ]
/ Ashkenazic Hebrew, English ˈtɑ lɪs; Sephardic Hebrew tɑˈlit /
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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.
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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?
First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.
First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.
First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.
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First recorded in 1605–15, tallith is from the Hebrew word ṭallīth literally, cover, cloak
Words nearby tallith
Talleyrand-Périgord, Tallinn, Tallis, tallish, tallit, tallith, tallith katan, Tallmadge, tall meadow rue, tall oil, tall one
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Example sentences from the Web for tallith
One father spread his tallith over his sons, and killed them and himself.
History of the Jews, Vol. IV (of VI)|Heinrich GraetzShe saw him go down in his working clothes; she did not know that he had hidden the tallith under his apron.
Neighbors|Jacob A. RiisThey laid the body on the floor in front of the prison cells and covered it with the tallith as with a shroud.
Neighbors|Jacob A. Riis