[ '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'.
[ '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. 2004