Tallis

tal·lis

rare

noun

1.

English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585)

Synonyms

Thomas Tallis

2.

(Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer

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Word family

tallish

Broader terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.

Grammar

noun
singular	tallis
plural	tallism, tallisim, talleisim, tallises

Nearby words

Tallchief Talleyrand tallgrass Tallin Tallinn tallish tallith tallness tallow tallow oil

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