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chador::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | chadar, chaddar, chuddar |
| Type of | head covering, veil |
Examples of chador
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As I pushed the stroller along, a policewoman in a black chador blocked my way.
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As it happened, the chador produced the most dramatic moment of the interview.
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Under her loosely draped chador she wore blue jeans and a bright turquoise blouse.
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A woman in a chador tried to pull him away, but she became the officer's next target.
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The oldest was clad in a flowing black chador, the traditional Muslim veil.
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The chador is open at the waist, revealing the woman's long bare legs.
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Nowhere does the Koran, which only counsels women to dress modestly, prescribe the chador.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
Reagan and his platform committee are not about to put me into a chador.
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It however does not use the words veil, hijab, burka, chador, or abaya.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- A cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women
- A chu0101dor or chu0101dar (Persian: u0686u0627u062Fu0631u200Eu200E), also known variously in English as chadah, chad(d)ar, chader, chud(d)ah, chadur, shador and naturalized as /tu0283u028Cdu0259(u0279)/ is an outer garment or open cloak worn by many Iranian women and female teenagers in public spaces or outdoors. A chador is a full-body-length semicircle of fabric that is open down the front...
- A Persian word describing a full-length shawl held at the neck by hand or pin. It covers the head and the body but leaves the face visible. Chadors are most often blackand are common in Iran, where, since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, they have been mandatory for all women.
- Lit. 'tent' full-length female cloak.
- In Iran, a long, capelike form of women's dress that usually does not cover the face. Literally means "tent."
