<![CDATA[Purdah]]>A curtain or screen; also, a cotton fabric in blue and whitestripes, used for curtains. McElrath.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/topic/23408/purdahRSS for NodeMon, 15 Jun 2026 17:51:43 GMTWed, 22 Mar 2017 03:06:40 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Purdah on Fri, 19 Apr 2019 03:30:04 GMT]]>The practice in certain Muslim and Hindu societies of screening women from men or strangers, especially by means of a curtain.

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/192439https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/192439Fri, 19 Apr 2019 03:30:04 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purdah on Fri, 13 Oct 2017 06:05:02 GMT]]>One of many Irish words for Potato.
Possibly coined from the Irish word for the delicious wee boyos, Práta

]]>https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/61663https://definedictionarymeaning.com/post/61663Fri, 13 Oct 2017 06:05:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Purdah on Sat, 05 Mar 2022 04:34:02 GMT]]>Typically of women, the practice of being hidden away or constrained from society. Either self-imposed, or by society (as in several Muslim states).

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