CHADOR
Chador
A chādor or chādar, also known variously in English as chadah, chadar, chader, chudah, chadur and naturalized as is an outer garment or open cloak worn by many Iranian women and female teenagers in public spaces. Chador has ancient origins, at least from Achaemenid times, and today wearing this garment is one possible way in which a Muslim woman can follow the Islamic dress code known as ḥijāb. A chador is a full-body-length semicircle of fabric that is open down the front. This cloth is tossed over the woman's or girl's head, but then she holds it closed ...The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Chador
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chador
Noun
- A loose robe, made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by Muslim women, especially in Iran.
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