See Also: chadar(dictionary)

Kafkaesque (iou) and chadar (iou)


Kafkaesque (iou)



Kafkaesque adjective. M20.
[from Kafka (see below) + -ESQUE.]
Of or pertaining to the Austrian writer Franz Kafka (1883-1924) or his writings; similar to or suggestive of the nightmarish atmosphere or situations portrayed in his stories.
N. Postman Their defenselessness has something Kafkaesque about it.

chadar (iou)



chadar noun. , & Other vars. E17.

A large piece of material worn as a long shawl or cloak by Muslim women, and sometimes by Hindu or Other women, esp. in the Indian subcontinent and Iran. Also, any of various similar garments worn by men in the Indian subcontinent.