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Purdah
Purdah meaning
A curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to conceal women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers. | A long veil or other attire covering most of the body, worn by women in some Muslim societies. | The situation or system of secluding women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers, in some Muslim and Hindu traditions, by using a curtain or screen, and/or wearing a face veil or attire covering most of the body.
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Example sentences (4)
When contacted, a spokesperson for the CCG said the last-minute decision was due to purdah – the period of restricted local government activity put in place before general elections in order to avoid influencing the outcome.
He said he was “advised that it should not be a problem, but that he would have to stand down during purdah” before any election.
It is 1921 in Bombay, India, and three widows who live in purdah — secluded in women’s quarters where men cannot see them — have signed away their inheritances to a charity.
I was supposed, during my sentence in purdah, to wear trainers so as not to expose ‘toe cleavage’, but I got so hot I resorted to flip flops: the steam had to escape somehow.