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Noun: tallis
  1. (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer
    "He carefully draped the tallis over his shoulders before beginning his prayers";
    - prayer shawl, tallith
Noun: Tallis
  1. English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585)
    - Thomas Tallis

Derived forms: tallises

Type of: composer, organist, shawl

Encyclopedia: Tallis, Thomas