Definition of keep purdah
:to follow the custom among Muslims and some Hindus in which women stay separate from men or keep their faces and bodies covered when they are near men
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keep
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: to retain in one's possession or power
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: to refrain from granting, giving, or allowing
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: to have in control
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: the means or provisions by which one is kept
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: one that keeps or protects: such as
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: fortress, castle
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purdah
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: seclusion of women from public observation among Muslims and some Hindus especially in India
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: a state of seclusion or concealment
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