Tallis, Thomas Tallis
(noun) English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tallis (plural tallises or talleitim or tallisim or tallism)
Alternative form of tallit
A variant primarily used by Ashkenazic Jews and Yiddish speakers.
• aillts, allist
Source: Wiktionary
Tal"lis, n.
Definition: Same as Tallith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
