Tallith

2 definitions found

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

  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.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  tallith
       n : (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each
           corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer [syn: {prayer
           shawl}, {tallis}]
       [also: {tallitoth} (pl), {tallithes} (pl), {tallaisim} (pl)]