English noun: Tallis | |||
| 1. | Tallis (person) English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585) | ||
| Synonyms | Thomas Tallis | ||
| Instance hypernym | composer, organist | ||
| 2. | tallis (artifact) (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer | ||
| Synonyms | prayer shawl, tallith | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | shawl | ||
| Domain category | Judaism | ||