Meanings
tallis1
plural tallises · plural talleisim · plural tallisim · plural tallism
- alternativeAlternative form of tallit.
“The twins hid their bodies under their father's tallis, like ghosts.”
2002, Jonathan Safran Foer, Everything Is Illuminated, page 131 more example
[…] the congregants struggle to touch their lips to some part of my new blue Ohrbach’s suit, while the old men press forward to touch their tallises to my sparkling London Character shoes.
1969, Philip Roth, “The Most Prevalent Form of Degradation in Erotic Life”, in Portnoy’s Complaint, New York: Vintage, published 1994, page 202
Tallis2
Synonyms & antonyms
noun(Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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tallis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tallis
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