(Yiddish), talit (Hebrew) a prayer-shawl, mostly (but not exclusively) worn by men. May be either a sort of wide scarf or a very large, long cloth. It is always fringed; the fringes serve as reminders of God's commandments.
A four cornered garment worn by Jewish males in accordance with the instructions found in Bamidbar (Numbers) 15:37-41. They come in two versions, the small tallis kotton, worn under the shirt and the larger tallis godol worn over the clothes during morning prayer services. All talleisim have fringes at each corner.
A prayer shawl, usually in white silk with fringes, and worn over clothes.
Prayer shawl, worn during morning\222prayers.
(Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer
(or tallis gadol, lit., "large tallis"; pl., talleisim): shawl worn by males during prayer and fringed with tzitzis (cf. Bamidbar 15:37-40)
the prayer shawl worn by Jewish males during prayer and in synagogue.
shawl fringed with tzitzis (cf. Num. 15:37-40) and worn by men during prayer
a prayer shawl, rectangular in shape, with four tzitzit (fringes) on each corner, worn in Orthodox synagogues by married Jewish men and by all adult men (and some women) in Conservative, Reform and Reconstructionist synagogues.
Prayer shawl worn during morning prayers.
Jewish prayer shawl with fringes on four sides. These fringes represent the four corners of the world and symbolize God's omnipresence.
(tal-lis) - The prayer shawl. It is worn by married Jewish men in Orthodox synagogues and all adult men (and some women) in Conservative, Reform, and Reconstructionist synagogues. It is a rectangular garment with four tzitzit (fringes) on each corner.
A large four-cornered garment worn during prayers; see also TZITZIS.