PURDAH


Meaning of PURDAH in English

[ 'pə:də ]

■ noun

1》 the practice in certain Muslim and Hindu societies of screening women from men or strangers by means of a curtain or all-enveloping clothes.

2》 a curtain used in this way.

Origin

C19: from Urdu and Pers. parda 'veil, curtain'.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.