tallith vs shawl

tallith and shawl both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tallith	Yes	No	No	No
shawl	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, shawl is a hypernym of tallith; that is, shawl is a word with a broader meaning than tallith:

tallith: (Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer
shawl: cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders

tallith (noun)	shawl (noun)
(Judaism) a shawl with a ritually knotted fringe at each corner; worn by Jews at morning prayer	cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders