chador

or chad·ar, chad·dar, chud·dar

[chuhd-er]

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.

Origin of chador

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

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Examples from the Web for chador

Contemporary Examples of 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
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
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
When she became an Islamic revolutionary, the chador was all about powerful semiotics.
Iran's Hillary Clinton
Geraldine Brooks
June 10, 2009
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

Historical Examples of chador

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

noun

a variant spelling of chuddar

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Word Origin and History for chador

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