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prayer shawl

[ prair ]

noun

, Judaism.
  1. a tallith.


prayer shawl

/ prɛə /

noun

  1. Judaism another word for tallit
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of prayer shawl1

First recorded in 1900–05
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Example Sentences

She only had time to throw a few items of clothing into a bag and put on her prayer shawl.

At a campaign rally in October, a huge screen with the image of a man wearing a Jewish prayer shawl and blowing a shofar suddenly illuminated the stadium.

Aaron doesn't feel comfortable showing items traditionally worn by Jewish men in public, either his kippah or his tzitzit, the tassels of his prayer shawl.

From BBC

When Amal al-Akam fled her home in northern Gaza, she had time only to grab her children and throw on a prayer shawl.

Mark Simon, whose parents, Bernice and Sylvan Simon, were killed in the attack, testified he still has their bloodied prayer shawl.

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