A long, flowing piece of cloth or garment worn by women in some Arab and North African countries, typically wrapped around the body.
From Arabic 'ḥāʾik', a garment worn in the Maghreb region. The word entered English in the 1800s through colonial contact with North African territories.
The haik is such an elegant and versatile garment that the same piece of cloth can be wrapped dozens of different ways depending on the occasion, making it kind of like the ultimate multitasking clothing piece!
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