Definitions for: Purdah

[n] a screen used in India to separate women from men or strangers
[n] the Hindu or Moslem system of keeping women secluded
[n] a state of social isolation

Webster (1913) Definition: Pur"dah, n. [Per. parda a curtain.]
A curtain or screen; also, a cotton fabric in blue and white
stripes, used for curtains. --McElrath.

Synonyms: sex segregation, solitude

See Also: isolation, screen, segregation