Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. A socklike cotton, silk, or nylon foot covering with a separate section for the big toe and a thick padded sole, worn in Japan with thong sandals, clogs, or zoris.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. Traditional Japanese ankle socks with a separate section for the big toe.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A low sock of white or blue cotton worn by the Japanese. It has a thick sole and a separate part for the great toe.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a sock with a separation for the big toe; worn with thong sandals by the Japanese
Etymologies
Examples
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Also, she wore white socks we call tabi, which button along the side with a snug fit.
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Who Loves to Sew: I think those Japanese sock thingies are called tabi, or something to that effect.
Ten Things I'm Going to Make Just As Soon As I Get Around To It - A Dress A Day
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On her feet went Japanese-style tabi socks with a slit between her big toe and the next, then rope-soled sandals.
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“Inessential driving” was banned eighteen months before Pearl Harbor, and soon thereafter production of rubber-soled tabi shoes was halted to save raw material.
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Lalithra 1 year ago perfect concept. that vid was fire tabi Bonney 1 year ago dope!
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He concentrated on the feel of the grass through his thin tabi slippers.
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Entries must creatively tackle the theme: “Tabi-tabi po” – Exploring Philippine Health Myths.
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He wore clean, frayed khaki workpants and soft dark shoes that fit his feet like gloves, split at the toes like tabi socks.
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They wore black hakama kendo trousers and jackets and black tabi over black tabi socks, which isolated the big toe so they could wear the zori sandals.
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January 08, 2007 8: 51 AM tabi said ... wow. i really liked ur coconut rice. .thanks
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