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purdahed en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ˈpəːdəd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/-dɑːd/ (Received-Pronunciation)
/ˈpɚdɚd/ (General-American)

Etymology

From purdah + -ed.

Meanings

(not-comparable) Furnished with a purdah (“concealing curtain”).
(not-comparable) In a state of purdah (“system of seclusion of women in some Muslim and Hindu traditions”).
- a purdahed woman