/ ˈtʃɑːdɔː(r); NAmE / noun
a large piece of cloth that covers a woman's head and upper body so that only the face can be seen, worn by some Muslim women
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Urdu chādar , chaddar , from Persian čādar sheet or veil.
/ ˈtʃɑːdɔː(r); NAmE / noun
a large piece of cloth that covers a woman's head and upper body so that only the face can be seen, worn by some Muslim women
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Urdu chādar , chaddar , from Persian čādar sheet or veil.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005