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Definition of Purdahs
1. purdah [n] - See also: purdah
Lexicographical Neighbors of Purdahs
Literary usage of Purdahs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Official Report of the Calcutta International Exhibition, 1883-84: Compiled (1885)
"These purdahs are -woven on fly-shuttle looms worked by manual labour of male
... There is a large demand for these purdahs .in Calcutta and in other ..."
2. The General East India Guide and Vade Mecum: For the Public Functionary by John Borthwick Gilchrist (1825)
"... (or g«ziy,) or both mixed in perpendicular stripes, each eight or ten inches
wide. Some, especially those who are stationary, make their purdahs of ..."
3. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India: Description of Their Manners by B. Mir Hasan 'Ali, B Mrs Mīr Ḣasan 'Alī, B. Mı̄r Ḣasan ʻAlı̄ (1832)
"The wadded curtains are called purdahs; these are sometimes made of ... Besides the
purdahs, the openings between the pillars have blinds neatly made of ..."
4. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India: Description of Their Manners by B. Mir Hasan 'Ali, B Mrs Mīr Ḣasan 'Alī, B. Mı̄r Ḣasan ʻAlı̄ (1832)
"The wadded curtains are called purdahs; these are sometimes made of ... Besides the
purdahs, the openings between the pillars have blinds neatly made of ..."
5. Observations on the Mussulmauns of India: Descriptive of Their Manners by Hasan 'Ali, B. Mir Hasan 'Ali, Mrs B Mı̄r Ḣasan ʻAlı̄, B. Mīr Ḣasan ʻAlī (1832)
"The wadded curtains are called purdahs; these are sometimes made of ... Besides the
purdahs, the openings between the pillars have blinds neatly made of ..."
6. The Monthly Review by Charles William Wason (1832)
"The wadded curtains are called purdahs ; these are sometimes made of ...
Besides the purdahs, the openings between the pillars have blinds neatly made of ..."
7. The Land of the Veda: Being Personal Reminiscences of India, Its People by William Butler (1906)
"purdahs (curtains) of all colors and designs hung from the crenated ... (These
purdahs are omitted in the engraving for the sake of the interior view. ..."
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