PURDAH


Meaning of PURDAH in English

n. ind. 1 a system in certain Muslim and Hindu societies of screening women from strangers by means of a veil or curtain. 2 a curtain in a house, used for this purpose.

[ Urdu & pers. pardah veil, curtain ]

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