Hypertext Webster Gateway: "purdah"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
purdah
n 1: a state of social isolation [syn: {solitude}]
2: the Hindu or Moslem system of keeping women secluded [syn: {sex
segregation}]
3: a screen used in India to separate women from men or
strangers
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