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tallith

tal·lith [ tlith, taa lt ] (plural tal·lith·im [ tlə thm ] or tal·liths) or tal·lis [ tliss ] (plural tal·lis·im [ tlə sm ])


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Jewish prayer shawl: a four-cornered fringed prayer shawl of white material with a black, blue, or purple stripe, traditionally worn by Jewish men, especially at morning prayers

[Early 17th century. < Rabbinic Hebrew ṭallīt< biblical Hebrew ṭillel "to cover"]
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