purdah : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: purdah	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for purdah
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
purdah n a state of social isolation Synonym(s): solitude, purdah the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded Synonym(s): purdah, sex segregation a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.