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(countable, chiefly South Asia, also figuratively) A curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to conceal women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers.

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/ˈpɜːdə/

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南アジア英語未分類可算名詞比喩的用法広義不可算名詞イギリス英語廃用稀用

(countable, chiefly South Asia, also figuratively) A curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to conceal women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers.

日本語の意味

南アジアの特定の伝統において、女性を男性や見知らぬ人々の視線から隠すために用いられるカーテンのこと。

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After the midday prayers, the women drew the purdah across the balcony to shield themselves from the unfamiliar visitors.

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正午の祈りの後、女性たちは見知らぬ訪問者から身を守るためにベランダにカーテンを引いた。

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意味（1）

(countable, chiefly South Asia, also figuratively) A curtain, especially one used in some Hindu or Muslim traditions to conceal women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers.

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(countable) A long veil or other attire covering most of the body, worn by women in some Muslim societies.

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(uncountable) The situation or system of secluding women from the gaze of people, particularly men and strangers, in some Muslim and Hindu traditions, by using a curtain or screen, and/or wearing a face veil or attire covering most of the body.

He was won by her love for him, by a loyalty that implied something more than submission, and by her efforts to educate herself against that lifting of the purdah that would come in the next generation if not in theirs.

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(uncountable, figuratively) Keeping apart; isolation, seclusion; also, concealment, secrecy.

The diagnosis of Kit's malady was soon verified, and Fleur went into purdah.

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(countable, UK politics, potentially offensive) The period between the announcement of an election or referendum and its conclusion, during which civil servants refrain from making policy announcements or taking actions that could be seen as advantageous to certain candidates in the election.

Today the term [purdah] is used in British politics to describe the period in which civil servants must operate with political neutrality before an upcoming General Election. They are prevented from signing off new policy or making proactive announcements, and instead go into planning mode to try and prepare for the election's outcome. The purdah period for the December 12 election began today.

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意味（6）

(uncountable, obsolete, rare) A striped cotton cloth which is used to make curtains.

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