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Definition purdah

Etymology

From Urdu ????‎ (parda), and its source, Persian ????‎ (parda, �curtain�).

Noun

purdah (countable and uncountable, plural purdahs)

1. (chiefly South Asia) A curtain, especially as used to conceal and divide women from men and strangers in some Hindu or Muslim traditions. [from 17th c.]
2. (rare, obsolete) A striped cotton cloth which is used to make curtains. [19th c.]
3. The state or system of social gender seclusion in some Muslim or Hindu communities. [from 19th c.]
4. A long veil, or other all-enveloping clothing, worn by women in some Muslim societies. [from 20th c.]
5. (figuratively) Secrecy, isolation. [from 20th c.]
6. (Britain) The period immediately before an election or referendum during which restrictions are in force on the activity of civil servants.

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