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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 pur·dah /ˈpɝdə/
 窗帘,帷幕,婦人避人耳目不出的風俗

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Pur·dah n.  A curtain or screen; also, a cotton fabric in blue and white stripes, used for curtains.
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 purdah
      n 1: a state of social isolation [syn: solitude]
      2: the traditional Hindu or Muslim system of keeping women
         secluded [syn: sex segregation]
      3: a screen used in India to separate women from men or
         strangers