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• HAIK (an Arabic word, from hak, to weave)

HAIK (an Arabic word, from hak, to weave)  , a piece of See also:

• CLOTH

cloth, usually of coarse See also:

• HAND
• HAND (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Hand, Goth. handus)
• HAND, FERDINAND GOTTHELF (1786-185r)

hand-See also:

• WOVEN

woven See also:

• WOOL, WORSTED AND WOOLLEN MANUFACTURES

wool, worn by See also:

• ARABS

Arabs, See also:

• MOORS (Lat. Mauri; Gr. Mavpot, dark men)
• MOORS, KABYLES, MZABITES

Moors and other See also:

• MAHOMMEDAN

Mahommedan peoples . It is generally 6 to 62 yds. See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long, and about 2 broad . It is either striped or See also:

• PLAIN (O. Fr. plain, from Lat. plenum)

plain, and is worn equally by both sexes, usually as an See also:

• OUTER

outer covering; but it is often the only garment of the poorer classes . By See also:

• WOMEN

women the "See also:

• HAIK (an Arabic word, from hak, to weave)

haik " is arranged to See also:

• COVER (from the Fr. convert, from couvrir, to cover, Lat. cooperire)

cover the See also:

• HEAD (in 0. Eng. heafad; the word is common to Teutonic languages; cf. Dutch hoofd, Ger. Haupt, generally taken to be in origin connected with Lat. caput, Gr. KerbOvi7)
• HEAD, SIR EDMUND WALKER, BART
• HEAD, SIR FRANCIS BOND, BART

head and, in the presence of men, is held so as to conceal the See also:

• FACE (from Lat. fades, derived either from facere, to make, or from a root fa-, meaning " appear "; cf. Gr. cbatvstv)

face . A thin " haik " of See also:

• SILK

silk, like a See also:

• VEIL (O.Fr. veile, mod. voile, from Lat. velum, cloth, awning, sail)

veil, is used by brides at their See also:

• MARRIAGE

marriage .