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haik
or haick
[ hahyk, heyk ]
noun
- an oblong cloth used as an outer garment by the Arabs.
haik
/ heɪk; haɪk /
noun
- an Arab's outer garment of cotton, wool, or silk, for the head and body
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of haik1
1605–15; < Arabic ³óÄå³æ27;¾±°ì, hayk, akin to ḥÄk weave
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of haik1
C18: from Arabic ³óÄå³æ27;¾±°ì
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Example Sentences
In figure he was slight and perhaps a trifle under the middle height, and the haik was drawn close over his forehead to shield him from the sun.
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A thin “haik†of silk, like a veil, is used by brides at their marriage.
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See their haiks how white, see their turbans how white.Â
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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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