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n. - A outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth.

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  • The hijab is common across much of the Muslim world where it has replaced traditional headwear such as the Arab haick.
  • Just at that moment the black face of that worthy, rendered darker by the snow-white haick that surrounded it, appeared among the tangled bamboos.
  • In an instant I remembered that on account of the suffocating atmosphere I had unwrapped my haick from about my mouth, thus allowing my features to remain uncovered.
  • He wore an Arab haick upon his head bound with many yards of brown camel's hair, a long white garment, something like a burnouse, only embroidered at the edge with...
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