chador

or chad·ar, chad·dar, chud·dar

[ chuhd-er ]

/ ˈtʃʌd ər /

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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.

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Origin of chador

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

Words nearby chador

Chadderton, Chaddock sign, Chadian, Chadic, chado, chador, chadri, Chadwick, chaebol, Chaeronea, chaeta

How to use chador in a sentence

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
From her closet Malika selected the largest chador, or headscarf, she owned.
When Everything Changed|Gayle Tzemach Lemmon|March 11, 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
She was wearing a black chador pulled low on her forehead and tight across the lower part of her face.
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
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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