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purdah

/pur-duh/US // ˈpɜr də //UK // (ˈpɜːdə) //

清真寺,肃静,净化,肃清

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    • : the seclusion of women from the sight of men or strangers, practiced by some Muslims and Hindus.
    • : a screen, curtain, or veil used for this purpose.

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Examples

  • The purdah rustled, and the speech was cut short by the entry of a little thin woman, with big rings round her eyes.

  • Purdah, pur′d, n. a curtain screening a chamber of state or the women's apartments: the seclusion itself.

  • In the huts there was scarce one piece of furniture, save perhaps a bed or a roll of matting or a ragged purdah.

  • This had produced a violent revulsion towards the purdah system and the idea of a matrimonial alliance with Gunter Lake.

  • She came on board to see us, but many precautions to preserve the purdah had to be taken.