单词 | purdah party |
释义 | > as lemmaspurdah party purdah party n. a party held for women observing purdah. ΚΠ 1898 Times 16 Nov. 9/6 Many pleasant ‘purdah’ parties had been arranged, at which ladies of different races learnt to know each other. 1961 A. Hosain Sunlight on Broken Column i. v. 49 The sanctity attached to his profession..made it permissible for the highest born, most secluded Indian ladies to attend her purdah parties. 1999 K. Hickman Daughters of Britannia (2000) viii. 165 Both Masha Williams and Diana Shipton vividly remembered the purdah parties they attended. < as lemmas |
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