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purdah definition

pur·dah (pʉr′də)

noun

  1. the practice among some Hindus and Muslims of secluding or hiding women from strangers
  2. a curtain or partition used for this
  3. the section of a house reserved primarily for women

Etymology: Urdu & Hindi pardah, veil < Pers

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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