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PURDAH (Pers. parda)

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Originally appearing in Volume V22, Page 659 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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PURDAH (Pers. parda)

PURDAH (Pers. parda) , the See also:

CURTAIN

curtain which screens See also:

WOMEN

women from the sight of men in Eastern countries; a See also:

PURDAH (Pers. parda)

purdah-nashin is a woman who sits behind the curtain . The See also:

TERM

term has passed into See also:

COMMON

common Anglo-See also:

INDIAN

Indian usage, and to " lift the purdah " means to reveal a See also:

SECRET (Lat. secretum, hidden, concealed)

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