chador

or chad·ar, chad·dar, chud·dar

[ chuhd-er ]

/ ˈtʃʌd ər /

noun

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.

Nearby words

chadderton, chaddock sign, chadian, chadic, chado, chador, chadri, chadwick, chadwick, florence may, chadwick, george whitefield, chadwick, sir james

Origin of chador

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

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Examples from the Web for chador

I'm going to start wearing the chador [a head-to-toe cloth covering] because I'm afraid of the morality police.
Iran’s Hardline Fashion Police|Babak Dehghanpisheh|June 24, 2011|DAILY BEAST
She seemed to be in her 40s, and although she wore a chador, her headscarf was a little loose.
'I Hope It Was Rigged'|Telmah Parsa|June 16, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Once an anti-shah activist in a miniskirt, Zahrah Rahnavard is now a feminist in a chador.
Iran's Hillary Clinton|Geraldine Brooks|June 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
When she became an Islamic revolutionary, the chador was all about powerful semiotics.
Iran's Hillary Clinton|Geraldine Brooks|June 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST

As she removes her chador, he continues in the same tone: “Want to do some Nasnas?”
The Iran Porn Video|Telmah Parsa|January 9, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Of course it beat as strongly as ever, and, learning this, Chador ran for some water.
An Undivided Union|Oliver Optic

British Dictionary definitions for chador

chador

/ (ˈtʃʌdə) /

noun

a variant spelling of chuddar

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Word Origin and History for chador

chador

"cloth worn as a shawl by Muslim women," from Persian chadar "tent, mantle, scarf, veil, sheet, table-cloth."