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Noun: tallith  ta-lith
  1. (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer
    "He carefully draped the tallith over his shoulders before beginning his prayers";
    - prayer shawl, tallis

Derived forms: talliths

Type of: shawl

Encyclopedia: Tallith