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: a voluminous piece of usually white cloth worn as an outer garment in northern Africa
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In the center was a red-lipped woman wrapped in a white haik.
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 2 June 2025
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“Haik.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/haik. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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