chador

UK: /ˈtʃʌdəʳ/ US: (chud′ər)

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chad•or  (chud′ər), n. 

1. Clothing, Eastern Religions 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. Also chad′ar, chad′dar, chuddar. 

• Persian chaddar, chādur veil, sheet
• Hindi
• 1605–15

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chador / ˈtʃʌdə/ noun

1. a variant spelling of chuddar

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chud•dar  (chud′ər), n. 

1. Clothing chador.

Also, chud′der. 

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chuddar, chudder, chuddah, chador / ˈtʃʌdə/ noun

1. a large shawl or veil worn by Muslim or Hindu women that covers the upper body
2. a thin sheet used to cover a bed

Etymology: from Hindi caddar, from Persian čādar