Purdah

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Purdah \Pur"dah\, n. [Per. parda a curtain.]
     A curtain or screen; also, a cotton fabric in blue and white
     stripes, used for curtains. --McElrath.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  purdah
       n 1: a state of social isolation [syn: {solitude}]
       2: the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women
          secluded [syn: {sex segregation}]
       3: a screen used in India to separate women from men or
          strangers