Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun tallis

2 senses of tallis

Sense 1
Tallis, Thomas Tallis -- (English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585))
       INSTANCE OF=> organist -- (a person who plays an organ)
       INSTANCE OF=> composer -- (someone who composes music as a profession)

Sense 2
prayer shawl, tallith, tallis -- ((Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer)
       => shawl -- (cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders)