PURDAH - Definition

Pronunciation:		'purdu
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers [n] the Hindu or Moslem system of keeping women secluded [n] a state of social isolation

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	Synonyms:	sex segregation, solitude

	See Also:	isolation, screen, segregation

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Pur"dah\, n. [Per. parda a curtain.] A curtain or screen; also, a cotton fabric in blue and white stripes, used for curtains. --McElrath.

Glossary

	Definition:	the Muslim or Hindu practice of keeping women hidden from men outside their own family; or, a curtain, veil, or the like used for such a purpose.