chador
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
chador /ˈtʃɑːdɔː, ˈtʃɑːdə, ˈtʃʌdə/ (also chaddar or chuddar)
▶noun a large piece of cloth that is wrapped around the head and upper body leaving only the face exposed, worn especially by Muslim women.
– origin C17: from Urdu chādar, chaddar, from Pers. čādar ‘sheet or veil’.
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