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chador

/chuhd-er/US // ˈtʃʌd ər //UK // (ˈtʃʌdə) //

斗篷,罩衫,斗篷衫,纱巾

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : the traditional garment of Muslim and Hindu women, consisting of a long, usually black or drab-colored cloth or veil that envelops the body from head to foot and covers all or part of the face.

Examples

  • I'm going to start wearing the chador [a head-to-toe cloth covering] because I'm afraid of the morality police.

  • From her closet Malika selected the largest chador, or headscarf, she owned.

  • She seemed to be in her 40s, and although she wore a chador, her headscarf was a little loose.

  • She was wearing a black chador pulled low on her forehead and tight across the lower part of her face.

  • When she became an Islamic revolutionary, the chador was all about powerful semiotics.

  • Of course it beat as strongly as ever, and, learning this, Chador ran for some water.