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shawl vs tallith

tallith vs shawl

shawl and tallith both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
shawl Yes No No No
tallith Yes No No No
As nouns, tallith is a hyponym of shawl; that is, tallith is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shawl:
  • shawl: cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
  • tallith: (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer
Other hyponyms of shawl include prayer shawl, tallis, sarape, serape.
shawl (noun) tallith (noun)
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer
Difference between shawl and tallith

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