Words similar to purdah

Example sentences for: purdah

How can you use “purdah” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

A motley crowd is hurrying by--workers in dungarees; a yogi with his followers; a noblewoman in purdah in palanquin; a group of nautch girls, attractive in their aniline-dyed dresses and bright bandanas, their bangles jingling and their long, shampooed hair streaming in the breeze; a sepoy all smart in khaki on his horse, his jodhpurs trim and neat; a scholarly pundit; a mahout on his elephant, ambling like a juggernaut.
Islamic terms: khaksar, khankah, pir, purdah