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Date: 1600-1700
Language: Urdu
Origin: caddar, from Persian chaddar

chador

 noun
     
cha‧dor [countable]
a long, usually black piece of clothing worn by Muslim women in some countries, which covers the head and body [↪ abaya, burqa]
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