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chador

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cha·dor  (chä-dôr)
n.
A loose, usually black robe worn by Muslim women that covers the body from head to toe.
[Urdu chdar, cover, cloth, from Persian, screen, tent, from Sanskrit chattram, screen, parasol; see chuddar.]
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Noun1.chadorchador - a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women
chadar, chaddar, chuddar
head covering, veil - a garment that covers the head and face


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Women lost the social gains they had made under the Shah, and were forced to wear head coverings and full-body cloaks called chadors.
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Embassy officials harbor the illusion that they conduct diplomacy from those mini-fortresses, retreating into their own chador of protection.
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