chador

or chad·ar, chad·dar, chud·dar

[ chuhd-er ]

noun

1. the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.

chador

/ ˈtʃʌdə /

noun

1. a variant spelling of chuddar

Word History and Origins

Origin of chador¹

1605–15; < Hindi < Persian chaddar, chādur veil, sheet

Example Sentences

I'm going to start wearing the chador [a head-to-toe cloth covering] because I'm afraid of the morality police.

From The Daily Beast

From her closet Malika selected the largest chador, or headscarf, she owned.

From The Daily Beast

She seemed to be in her 40s, and although she wore a chador, her headscarf was a little loose.

From The Daily Beast

She was wearing a black chador pulled low on her forehead and tight across the lower part of her face.

From The Daily Beast

When she became an Islamic revolutionary, the chador was all about powerful semiotics.

From The Daily Beast

Of course it beat as strongly as ever, and, learning this, Chador ran for some water.

From Project Gutenberg