Purdahs

noun

1. A curtain, especially as used to conceal and divide women from men and strangers in some Hindu or Muslim traditions.
2. A striped cotton cloth which is used to make curtains.
3. The state or system of social gender seclusion in some Muslim or Hindu communities.
4. A long veil, or other all-enveloping clothing, worn by women in some Muslim societies.
5. Secrecy, isolation.