A loose, usually black robe worn by Muslim women that covers the body from head to toe and most of the face.

In a sentence:
The dictionary sentence writer tried to find something funny to say involving the word “chador” without insulting his predominantly Muslim female readership, and failed miserably.

In a different sentence:
When the young boy saw the chador-clad woman and the ghost-suit wearing man shake hands, he found reason to believe that maybe—just maybe—we can all get along after all.

Fact:
While the chador dates back at least 2500 years, its current use in Iran only dates back to the 1970s, when the Ayatollah Khomeini revived it as the hijab of choice.