purdah

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Synonyms: pardah, purda

Antonyms: pardah, purda

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|countable|chiefly|India|Pakistan|Nepal|Bangladesh|Myanmar|South Asia|also|figuratively}} A [[curtain#Noun|curtain]], especially one [[use#Verb|used]] in some [[Hindu#Adjective|Hindu]] or [[Muslim#Adjective|Muslim]] [[tradition]]s to [[conceal]] [[woman#Noun|women]] from the [[gaze#Noun|gaze]] of [[person#Noun|people]], particularly [[man#Noun|men]] and [[stranger#Noun|strangers]]. {{defdate|from early 17th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|by extension}}

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