Haik

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Haik \Haik\ (h[=a]k; Ar. h[aum]*[-e]k), n. [Ar. h[=a]["i]k, fr.
     h[=a]ka to weave.]
     A large piece of woolen or cotton cloth worn by Arabs as an
     outer garment. [Written also {hyke}.] --Heyse.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  haik
       n : a outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth;
           worn by men and women in northern Africa [syn: {haick}]