Definitions
1.nounA curtain, especially as used to conceal and divide women from men and strangers in some Hindu or Muslim traditions.
2.nounA striped cotton cloth which is used to make curtains.
3.nounThe state or system of social gender seclusion in some Muslim or Hindu communities.
4.nounA long veil, or other all-enveloping clothing, worn by women in some Muslim societies.
5.nounSecrecy, isolation.
6.noun(UK politics) The period immediately before an election or referendum during which restrictions are in force on the activity of civil servants.