TALLIS

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


Noun

tallis (plural tallises or talleitim or tallisim or tallism)

Alternative form of tallit

Usage notes

A variant primarily used by Ashkenazic Jews and Yiddish speakers.

Anagrams

• aillts, allist

Source: Wiktionary


Tal"lis, n.

Definition: Same as Tallith.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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