haik

American

[hahyk, heyk] / haɪk, heɪk /

Or haick

noun

an oblong cloth used as an outer garment by the Arabs.

haik British

/ heɪk, haɪk /

noun

an Arab's outer garment of cotton, wool, or silk, for the head and body

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Etymology

Origin of haik

1605–15; < Arabic hā'ik, hayk, akin to ḥāk weave

Example Sentences

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He left the lane free, and into the open space there came a man who wore the dress of a Moor of wealth, serwal, chamir, farajia, and haik, spotless and complete.

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By women the “haik” is arranged to cover the head and, in the presence of men, is held so as to conceal the face.

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See their haiks how white, see their turbans how white.

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The men wear a haik or barakan like those of Tripoli, and a fez; short hose, and a large loose shirt called mansarīa, with red or yellow slippers, complete their toilet.

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It was a tall man with haik over his turban, and blue selam on top of a yellow kaftan.

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