Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A long, loose cloak worn over other garments by Muslim women, especially in Iran and South Asia, consisting of a semicircular piece of cloth draped over the hair and shoulders to cover the body while leaving the face uncovered or partially concealed.

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  • noun A loose robe, made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by Muslim women, especially in Iran.

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  • noun a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Persian čādor, from Middle Persian, of unknown origin.]

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From Persian چادر (čâdor), from Sanskrit छत्त्र (chattra)

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Examples

  • More than a hundred women were gathered in a dimly lit hall at the main United Nations compound in Farah, standing before me covered in the black veil, or chador, that is so common in western Afghanistan.

    A Woman Among Warlords Malalai Joya 2009

  • (Memo to Western feminists who think the chador is a problem: investigate this issue).

    Seth Greenland: Limbo is in Limbo 2008

  • You get the chador, which is a veil that goes down like this.

    Passion for Islam: Shaping the Modern Middle East: The Egyptian Experience 2002

  • Javanfekr wrote in an official publication that the practice of women wearing a head-to-toe black covering known as a chador was not originally an Iranian practice but was imported.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Javanfekr wrote in an official publication that the practice of women wearing a head-to-toe black covering known as a chador was not originally an Iranian practice but was imported.

    StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

  • First key step to ban the burqa in Belgium - F24 100331 www. france24.com A Guide to the different types of veil: The CHADOR: A traditional garment mostly used in rural Iran, the chador is a full-length semicircle of fabric open down the front, which is thrown over the head and held tightly below the chin The HIJAB: A scarf that covers the hair, ears and neck only, leaving the face visible.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • First key step to ban the burqa in Belgium - F24 100331 www. france24.com A Guide to the different types of veil: The CHADOR: A traditional garment mostly used in rural Iran, the chador is a full-length semicircle of fabric open down the front, which is thrown over the head and held tightly below the chin The HIJAB: A scarf that covers the hair, ears and neck only, leaving the face visible.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • First key step to ban the burqa in Belgium - F24 100331 www. france24.com A Guide to the different types of veil: The CHADOR: A traditional garment mostly used in rural Iran, the chador is a full-length semicircle of fabric open down the front, which is thrown over the head and held tightly below the chin The HIJAB: A scarf that covers the hair, ears and neck only, leaving the face visible.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • First key step to ban the burqa in Belgium - F24 100331 www. france24.com A Guide to the different types of veil: The CHADOR: A traditional garment mostly used in rural Iran, the chador is a full-length semicircle of fabric open down the front, which is thrown over the head and held tightly below the chin The HIJAB: A scarf that covers the hair, ears and neck only, leaving the face visible.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

  • First key step to ban the burqa in Belgium - F24 100331 www. france24.com A Guide to the different types of veil: The CHADOR: A traditional garment mostly used in rural Iran, the chador is a full-length semicircle of fabric open down the front, which is thrown over the head and held tightly below the chin The HIJAB: A scarf that covers the hair, ears and neck only, leaving the face visible.

    WN.com - Photown News 2010

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  • Wordnet is not accurate, or certainly not complete. "Chador" is mainly used for the all-covering outergarment, usually black, worn by certain observant Muslim women. It is prevalent in Arab countries. It is often worn with a niqab (faceveil) and gloves. Compare with burqa.

    December 30, 2008