Purdah (definition)

Purdah (definition)

(definition) by Webster 1913 (unvotable) (I like it!) Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:22:27
5 , 7 s, 30 w, 254 c

Pur"dah (?), n. [Per. parda a curtain.]

A curtain or screen; also, a cotton fabric in blue and white stripes, used for curtains.

McElrath.

 

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