chadri

/ ˈtʃædriː /

noun

1. a shroud which covers the body from head to foot, usually worn by females in Islamic countries

Example Sentences

The artist Zolaykha Sherzad transforms the top-to-toe blue veil or burqa, known in Afghanistan as a chadri and viewed by some in the West as a symbol of entrapment, into a sculptural installation.

From New York Times

He ruled that the chadri, a tentlike garment that makes women look like ambulatory potato sacks, need no longer be compulsory garb.

From Time Magazine Archive