Those parts of one’s body which must be covered for decency, the identification of which various according to sect and circumstance (for example, a woman covers different parts around men than around women).
Origin
From Old English ġewrāþian; equivalent to the .
From the Arabic عَوْرَة ("imperfection”, “nakedness"), from عَوِرَ.
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