Haik \Haik\ (h[=a]k; Ar. h[aum]*[-e]k), n. [Ar. h[=a]["i]k, fr. h[=a]ka to weave.] A large piece of woolen or cotton cloth worn by Arabs as an outer garment. [Written also {hyke}.] --Heyse.
haik n : a outer garment consisting of a large piece of white cloth; worn by men and women in northern Africa [syn: {haick}]