Tallis

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Tallis \Tal"lis\, n.
     Same as {Tallith}.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  Tallis
       n 1: English organist and composer of church and secular music;
            was granted a monopoly in music printing with William
            Byrd (1505-1585) [syn: {Thomas Tallis}]
       2: (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each
          corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer [syn: {prayer shawl},
           {tallith}]