purdah
/pur-duh/US // ˈpɜr də //UK // (ˈpɜːdə) //
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Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the seclusion of women from the sight of men or strangers, practiced by some Muslims and Hindus.
- : a screen, curtain, or veil used for this purpose.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
The purdah rustled, and the speech was cut short by the entry of a little thin woman, with big rings round her eyes.
Purdah, pur′d, n. a curtain screening a chamber of state or the women's apartments: the seclusion itself.
In the huts there was scarce one piece of furniture, save perhaps a bed or a roll of matting or a ragged purdah.
This had produced a violent revulsion towards the purdah system and the idea of a matrimonial alliance with Gunter Lake.
She came on board to see us, but many precautions to preserve the purdah had to be taken.
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