obi

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  1. noun A wide sash fastened in the back with a large flat bow, worn by women in Japan as a part of the traditional dress.
  2. noun Variant of obeah.

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  • New Vintage Project 14: wrap dress detail, 8. blue flower utili obi- closer, 9. betty 25/365, 10. pompom chick, 11. freaked out, 12. my first quilt top1.
  • Whenever a new Star Wars film comes out, my son and I pick through it to see what character names were obviously inspired by Japanese words, like Count Dooku's name from doku meaning poison, or the obi in Obi-Wan meaning a kimono belt. —  J-List side blog
  • Accessories: Dupioni silk obi-style belt, wooden bead belt, stacks of bangles, silk headdress.
  • Pieces from private collections include woodblock print designs, "katagami," kimono, obi, "kasuri," "tsutsugaki" and Chinese robes and embroidery. —  Starbulletin Headlines
  • I liked the visual sense that Jacobs gave, the mix of colors and textures like green ostrich feathers and lavender metallics, and the number of great pieces in the Parisian montage, like the snippy jackets, the squashy leopard bags, and an obi-tied khaki cotton shirt dress. —  On the Runway
 

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Etymologies (4)

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  1. Japanese.

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  1. Also obea, obeah, oby; said to be of African origin.
  2. Japanese
  3. obi, n.
 

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/ˈoʊbi/
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