a musical tone, act or state of being behind purdah, modesty, piece that covers the chest of a coat or shirt, screen, curtain, veil, purdah, cover, anything which acts as a screen, the eardrum, pretext, excuse, sail of a ship, seclusion, secrecy, concealm

privacy, veil, screen, ear-drum

the veiled women are sitting

curtain to be let fall, to be concealed, to be veiled or covered (by)

drop the curtain

(in music) to match a note

to be veiled or concealed, to be made private, to observe a pardah

to rend the veil (from), to reveal the faults (of), to expose

to obstruct the vision

observe purdah, hide behind a veil or screen

to sit behind the curtain, not to appear before strange men

husband

be concealed, be veiled, be unable to see

be revealed, be seen openly

to veil, hide, conceal

draw the curtain

conceal, keep one's secret

conceal faults, keep a secret

secret be disclosed

to lift up the curtain

to expose, unveil

pull down

die (usu. used for saints and holy persons)

have the face saved

divulge or disclose a secret

lift up a curtain, reveal a secret, stain, damage someone's reputation

spill the beans, disclose the secret, lay bare

warning the veiled women to observe pardah