chador

Definition

A loose robe made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by chiefly Muslim women (and occasionally by those of other faiths) in Iran and South Asia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi चादर (cādar) / Urdu چادَر (cādar), from Classical Persian چَادُر (čādur) or چَادَر (čādar), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra). Doublet of chatra and chatta. Spelling possibly influenced by modern Iranian Persian چادُر (čâdor) or another language.

Example Sentences

• "Holonym: hijab"
• "The Commodities are infinite: […] Pintados, Chints and Chadors, Shashes and Girdles, Cannakens[…]"
• "If those tablets were in Arabia, I'd put on a chador and burn my driver's licence and go there."