чадра́ — meaning in English

English meaning

• burqa noun An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).

Senses

чадра́ is used for these senses in English:

• burqa (strictly) An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).
• chador A loose robe made from a single cloth, worn as a combination head covering, veil and shawl by chiefly Muslim women (and occasionally by those of other faiths) in Iran and South Asia.
• yashmak A veil worn by Muslim women to cover parts of the face when they are in public.

burqa — full definition

1. noun An enveloping Central Asian garment which covers the whole body, incorporating a netted screen to cover the eyes, chiefly worn by women in fundamentalist denominations of Islam to observe sartorial hijab (the practice of wearing concealing clothing in front of adult men after the age of puberty).
2. noun A different style of garment that Muslim women wear to dress modestly in public.
3. noun A garment that includes a niqab, a veil covering the face.
4. noun A hijab, that is a traditional scarf worn over the head that covers the hair and neck, for example a khimar or shayla.

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