prayer shawl

collocation in English

meaningsofprayerandshawl

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prayer
noun
uk
/preər/us
/prer/
the words that someone says or thinks when they ...
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shawl
noun[C]
uk
/ʃɔːl/us
/ʃɑːl/
a large piece of cloth worn especially by women or girls over their shoulders ...
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(Definition ofprayerandshawlfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprayer shawl

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He recounts that at the same time, he started praying, getting himself a siddur (prayer book) and tallit (prayershawl).
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They wore a blueprayershawlover one shoulder, or walked bare chested, smearing their torso sesame oil and indigo.
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In that same decade they added an organ, did away with theprayershawl, and started a religious school.
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They also wear a tallit (prayershawl), which is typically worn only during morning services.
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Nowadays, when he performs, he often wears a loose white robe or long jacket, with a cloth draped over his shoulder like aprayershawl.
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The tallit (largeprayershawl) is donned before or during the actual prayer service, as are the tefillin (phylacteries); both are accompanied by blessings.
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Meditate alone in a house, wrapped in aprayershawl.
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For example, the flag of the country is similar to a tallit, orprayershawl, with its blue stripes.
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Prayer shawls and other religious articles are unobtainable.
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Without a rabbi, with only two prayer shawls and one skullcap, the new congregation's services went well.
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