obi

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. n. 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. n. Variant of obeah.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. A species of magical art or sorcery practised by the negroes in Africa, and formerly prevalent among those living in the West Indies, where it was introduced by African slaves. Traces of the same or similar superstitions and practices are still found both in the West Indies and in some of the southern United States. The charms used are bones, feathers, rags, and other trash, but it is upon a secret and skilful use of poison that the peculiar terror of the system is supposed to depend. The negroes have recourse to the obi for the cure of diseases, gratification of revenge, conciliation of enemies, discovery of theft, telling of fortunes, etc.
2. n. The fetish or charm upon which the power of the obi is supposed to depend.
3. n. A sash of some soft material, figured or embroidered in gay colors, worn by the women of Japan. It is a long strip of cloth about a foot wide, wound round the waist several times, and tied behind in a large bow, which varies in style according to the social condition of the wearer.
4. To bewitch by the practice of obi; charm for the cure of disease, for revenge, etc.

Wiktionary

1. n. A sash worn with a kimono.
2. n. a form of witchcraft originating in Africa

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. A species of sorcery, probably of African origin, practiced among the negroes of the West Indies.
2. n. A charm or fetich.
3. n. A sash, esp. the long belt-like broad sash of soft material worn by women aound the waist when wearing a traditional kimono, and usually having a large bow at the back.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery
2. n. a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas