purdah
noun
the seclusion of women from the sight of men or strangers, practiced by some Muslims and Hindus.
purda,
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a variation of
purdah.
Example Sentences
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On drawing aside the purda, I beheld the whole establishment seated in full conclave on their haunches round the door.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various
Another story says that the Kammas and Velamas were originally one caste, and had adopted the Muhammadan system of gosha or purda.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
These names are derived from the degrees in which the different subdivisions seclude their women, the Illuvellāni observing strict purda and the Polumtir none whatever, while the Tadakchātu follow a middle course.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
The women do not appear at the feast but stay inside, sitting in the angan or inner court, which is behind the purda.
From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala by R. V. (Robert Vane) Russell
