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chador

cha·dor [ chúddər ] (plural cha·dors) or cha·dar [ chúddər ] (plural cha·dars) or chud·dar [ chúddər ] (plural chud·dars)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. dark robe worn by Muslims: a dark traditional garment worn in public by Muslim and sometimes by Hindu women that covers almost all of the head and body

2. cloth for Muslim tomb: a cloth that is used to cover a Muslim tomb

[Early 17th century. Directly or via Urdu< Persian čādar "sheet, veil"]
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