Definition of Haick

1. Noun. An outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa.

Exact synonyms: Haik
Generic synonyms: Garment

Definition of Haick

1. haik [n -S] - See also: haik

Lexicographical Neighbors of Haick

hagseed
hagseeds
hagship
hagwon
hagwons
hah
haha
hahaha
hahahaha
hahas
hahnemannian
hahnium
hahniums
hahs
hai
haick (current term)
haicks
haidingerite
haiduc
haiduck
haiducks
haiduk
haiduks
haigerachite
haik
haika
haikai
haikal
haikals
haiks

Literary usage of Haick

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A General Collection of the Best and Most Interesting Voyages and Travels in by John Pinkerton (1814)
"... to the Arabs and inhabitants of the towns in the neighbourhood of Algiers and Tunis, who, though they do not wear the haick as a part of their drefs, ..."

2. The New annual register, or General repository of history, politics, and by Andrew Kippis (1792)
"This.is th* drefs the Moors wnr M'hen in their bou fea; but when they со abroad they cover it wiih thr haick, a part of drefs which has been already noticed ..."

3. The Present State of the Empire of Morocco: Its Animals, Products, Climate by Louis de Chénier (1788)
"... the Moor is wrapped up in it day and night, and this haick is the living model of the drapery of ..."

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