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chadri

British

/ ˈtʃædriː /

noun

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

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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 ● Jan. 15, 2020

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

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