- Noun: Purdah
- seclusion of women from public observation among Muslims and some Hindus especially in India
- a state of seclusion or concealment
- Synonyms:
- bonnet
- hat
- kerchief
- mantle
- protector
- shawl
- veil
- wimple
- Usage:
- “In any case I’m to go… with the understanding that I remain in strict purdah. I shan’t mind; I’ll use the time on my data.”
- Encountered:
- While reading Robert A. Heinlein’s Citizen of the Galaxy.
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