tallis

English Thesaurus

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

hypernym	:	shawl,
definition	:	cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders (noun.artifact)

domain category	:	judaism,
definition	:	the monotheistic religion of the Jews having its spiritual and ethical principles embodied chiefly in the Torah and in the Talmud (noun.cognition)

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

instance hypernym	:	composer,
definition	:	someone who composes music as a profession (noun.person)

instance hypernym	:	organist,
definition	:	a person who plays an organ (noun.person)