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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 820 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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HAIK (an Arabic word, from hak, to weave)  , a piece of See also:cloth, usually of coarse See also:hand-See also:woven See also:wool, worn by See also:Arabs, See also:Moors and other See also:Mahommedan peoples . It is generally 6 to 62 yds. See also:long, and about 2 broad . It is either striped or See also:plain, and is worn equally by both sexes, usually as an See also:outer covering; but it is often the only garment of the poorer classes . By See also:women the "See also:haik " is arranged to See also:cover the See also:head and, in the presence of men, is held so as to conceal the See also:face . A thin " haik " of See also:silk, like a See also:veil, is used by brides at their See also:marriage .

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