chador

or chad·ar, chad·dar, chud·dar

[ chuhd-er ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

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.

chador

/ ˈtʃʌdə /

Origin of chador¹

1605–15; < Hindi < Persian chaddar, chādur veil, sheet

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.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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