Definition of Chador

1. Noun. A cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women.

Exact synonyms: Chadar, Chaddar, Chuddar
Generic synonyms: Head Covering, Veil

Definition of Chador

1. Noun. A loose robe, made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by Muslim women, especially in Iran. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Chador

1. a large shawl [n -DORS or -DRI]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chador

chacos
chacun à son goût
chadar
chadarim
chadars
chaddar
chaddars
chaddi
chaddis
chaddor
chaddors
chadless
chadless punch
chadlock
chador (current term)
chadors
chadri
chadris
chads
chadur
chadurs
chadwickite
chaebol
chaebols
chaenactis
chaeta
chaetae
chaetal
chaetiferous

Literary usage of Chador

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History, Antiquities, Topography, and Statistics of Eastern India by Robert Montgomery Martin (1838)
"A chador or cotton sheet for the cold weather 2. ... 2 Uroni or chador 5. 2 Turbans 2. 4 Gelap or sheets to throw round the shoulders in cold weather 10 ..."

2. India: Its Condition, Religion, and Missions by James Bradbury (1884)
"The chador, of one and a-half or two breadths, is thrown over the left shoulder, ... Persons who are extremely poor have no chador, and only a very small ..."

3. Red Zone Blues: A Snapshot of Baghdad During the Surge by Pepe Escobar (2007)
"Occasionally, a chador-clad woman—a war widow—breaks down into pungent wailing: she cannot produce the stamp, ..."

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