Purdah \Pur"dah\, n. [Per. parda a curtain.]
A curtain or screen; also, a cotton fabric in blue and white
stripes, used for curtains. --McElrath.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
purdah
n 1: a state of social isolation [syn: solitude]
2: the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women
secluded [syn: sex segregation]
3: a screen used in India to separate women from men or
strangers
WordNet (r) 2.0
sex segregation, solitude
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