Meaning & use
Chadar
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A large piece of cloth worn as a combination head covering, veil, and shawl, especially by Muslim and Hindu women in South Asia and Iran.
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She wrapped the chadar around her shoulders before stepping outside.
Pilgrims draped chadars over the shrine as an offering.
A note on using this word
A variant spelling of "chador," borrowed from Persian, and also used to describe a ceremonial cloth offering at South Asian shrines.
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chadorveil
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