Purdah

What do we mean by purdah?

A curtain or screen, used mainly in India to keep women separate from men or strangers. noun

The Hindu or Muslim system of sex segregation, practiced especially by keeping women in seclusion. noun

Social seclusion. noun

In India, to screen with a purdah.

In India, a curtain. noun

A curtain screening women of superior rank from the sight of men and from contact with strangers. noun

Hence — The kind of seclusion in which such women live, constituting a mark of rank. noun

The material of which the curtain is made; especially, a fine kind of matting, or a cotton cloth woven in white and blue stripes. noun

A curtain or screen; also, a cotton fabric in blue and white stripes, used for curtains. noun

A curtain, especially as used to conceal and divide women from men and strangers in some Hindu or Muslim traditions. noun

A striped cotton cloth which is used to make curtains. noun

A long veil, or other all-enveloping clothing, worn by women in some Muslim societies. noun

The state or system of social gender seclusion in some Muslim or Hindu communities. noun

The time between the announcement and holding of an election, during which any governmental activities that may be construed as potentially benefiting or promoting a specific political party or prospective candidate are halted or suspended. noun

The period after plans have been prepared but before the Chancellor of the Exchequer's annual budget is announced, when he refrains from discussing any matters which have relevance to the forthcoming budget. noun

A state of social isolation noun

A screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers noun

The traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women secluded noun

A curtain, especially as used to conceal and divide women from men and strangers in some Hindu or Muslim traditions.

A striped cotton cloth which is used to make curtains.

The state or system of social gender seclusion in some Muslim or Hindu communities.

A long veil, or other all-enveloping clothing, worn by women in some Muslim societies.

Secrecy, isolation.

(UK politics) The period immediately before an election or referendum during which restrictions are in force on the activity of civil servants.

Typically of women, the practice of being hidden away or constrained from society. Either self-imposed, or by society (as in several Muslim states). Urban Dictionary

One of many Irish words for Potato. Possibly coined from the Irish word for the delicious wee boyos, "Práta" Urban Dictionary

Anonymity in the electronic space Urban Dictionary

It's a continuation on the glass ceiling/glass closet idea. In eastern westernised societies men and women do come to a party together but segregate themselves in different corners upon arrival. You can see eachother but you can't cross over to meet: The glass purdah rules. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to purdah:
purdah, pardah, purda.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word purdah:
zenana, veiling, dhoti, burqa, seclusion, veil, practised, vogue, curtain, segregation, prevalent, muslim, mobility, hindu, women, islam, custom, wear, persian, practice, face, pakistan, male, religious, observed, communities, mainly, female, social, men, seen, indian, politics, husband, traditional, marriage, physical, outside, india, among, period, access.

Words that rhyme with purdah:
zerda.

Adjectives that are often used to describe purdah:
strict, observed, full, strictest, muslim, traditional, islamic, rigid, indian, complete, invisible, black, real, true, less, personal, stricter, virtual, total, impenetrable, imposed, deep, diplomatic, peculiar, semi, centre, moral, protective, tacit, transparent, extreme, intangible, moslem, intellectual, close, near, anti, partial, rural, customary, poverty, literary, north, gay, ideological.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective purdah:
system, women, ladies, restrictions, observance, society, practices, woman, party, parties, rules, lady, arrangements, observances, norms, customs, curtain, culture, mentality, respondents, carriage, seclusion, hospital, custom, schools, screen, quarters, school, zone, tradition, nashin, garden, societies, car, wall, clubs, veil, ideology, curtains, observation, walls, household, homes, galleries, considerations, existence, complex, girls, tent, marriage, down, compartment, screens, veils, spread, gate, prevalent, close, demands, wife, foolishness, politics, living, afternoon, the.

Consonant match to purdah:
perdy, perdu, pardo, pardee, pardi, pardy, pardie, pardoe, pardue, pair d, pair de, paired a, paired her, par d, par day, par de, par deux, par di, par du, pare d, pare de, pare di, pared a, pared de, pared her, por de, por do, pordy, pour d, pour de, pour deux, pour du, poured a, poured her.

Words that sound like purdah:
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