Tallys

[ tal-is ]

/ ˈtæl ɪs /

Thomas. Tallis, Thomas.

Definition for tallys (2 of 2)

Tallis

[ tal-is ]

/ ˈtæl ɪs /

Thomas,c1505–85, English organist and composer, especially of church music.

I did give him the best answer I could to pay him with tallys, and that is all they could get from me.

Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete |Samuel Pepys
The sound of falling water now attracted Tallys attention, and he broke into the heavy undergrowth to locate the stream.

Girl Scouts in the Rockies |Lillian Elizabeth Roy
I said something that was liked, touching the want of money, and the bad credit of our tallys.

Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete |Samuel Pepys
Thence I to Westminster to look after the striking of my tallys, but nothing done or to be done therein.

Diary of Samuel Pepys, Complete |Samuel Pepys

Just then Tallys voice was heard calling for them, and the scouts jumped back into the saddles and rode forward.

Girl Scouts in the Rockies |Lillian Elizabeth Roy

tallis

/ (ˈtɑlis) /

Judaism a fringed shawl worn by Jewish men during morning prayers

from Hebrew, literally: a cover

Tallis

/ (ˈtælɪs) /

Thomas. ?1505–85, English composer and organist; noted for his music for the Anglican liturgy