A long outer garment worn by men in some North African countries, consisting of a piece of white or colored fabric draped around the body.
From Arabic haik, referring to a traditional garment worn in the Maghreb region. The word entered English in the 18th century through travel accounts and colonial descriptions of North African clothing.
The haikh is one of the world's oldest and most elegant clothing designs—essentially one continuous piece of fabric that can be adjusted dozens of ways depending on the wearer's needs, weather, and social occasion.
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