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Definition of Chaddar
1. Noun. A cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women.
Definition of Chaddar
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of chador) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Chaddar
1. a type of large veil [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Chaddar
Literary usage of Chaddar
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A smaller Hindustani and English dictionary by DUNCAN. FORBES (1861)
"... t. л sheet, a table cloth, a cloth of more than one breadth. chaddar- ...
when a man marries a widow a sheet is thrown over the parties, chaddar ..."
2. Principal Heads of the History and Statistics of the Dacca Division (1868)
"A Dacca dhoti and chaddar are sometimes very valuable when made of fine muslin.
The price ranges from Rs. 2 to Rs. 50.* Wooden sandals, fastened by a wooden ..."
3. Transactions of the Bombay Geographical Society by Bombay Geographical Society (1840)
"The pocket knife of the Patan was soon wrenched from the band of his trowsers,
and my chaddar, along piece of cloth I wore loosely thrown over my shoulder, ..."
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