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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer;
[syn: prayer shawl, tallith, tallis]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Tallith \Tal"lith\, n. [NHeb. tall[imac]th.] (Jewish Costume) (a) An undergarment worn by orthodox Jews, covering the chest and the upper part of the back. It has an opening for the head, and has tassels, called zizith, on its four corners. (b) A tasseled shawl or scarf worn over the head or thrown round the shoulders while at prayer. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

tallith n 1: (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer [syn: prayer shawl, tallith, tallis]