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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sheik \Sheik\, n. [Ar. sheikh, shaykh a venerable old man, a
chief, fr sh[=a]kha to grow or be old.]
The head of an Arab family, or of a clan or a tribe; also
the chief magistrate of an Arab village. The name is also
applied to Mohammedan ecclesiastics of a high grade. [Written
also {scheik}, {shaik}, {sheikh}.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
sheik
n 1: the leader of an Arab village or family [syn: {sheikh}, {Arab
chief}]
2: a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance
[syn: {dandy}, {dude}, {fop}, {gallant}, {beau}, {swell},
{fashion plate}, {clotheshorse}]
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