obi
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- noun
- /ˈoʊbi/
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obi
- After this, he stepped back and struggled for a long while with the knot of the obi between my shoulder blades.
- obi belt
- obi sash
- kimono obi
Examples
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When the dressers at the beauty shop reach the stage of wrapping the obi, they alert their customers.
Academic text (1999) -
I kept thinking of the poor girl in the poster standing before a mirror as her obi was untied by an older man.
Fiction book (1997) -
But they also have to tie it beautifully, in a way that the pattern on the obi will be most obvious.
Academic text (1999) -
I have a great deal of experience tying an obi with my own hands.
Fiction book (1997) -
While I was still standing, he removed my obi and told me to make myself comfortable on one of the futons.
Fiction book (1997) -
Binding the obi, however, differs from the previous ones in two ways: it is both tighter and more decorative.
Academic text (1999) -
While he was holding my great, long obi in his arms, measuring it out in loops as he prepared to tie it around me, I began to feel a terrible feeling.
Fiction book (1997) -
She began by untying my obi and folding it on the table.
Fiction book (1997) -
The apprentice, with her elaborate, long-sleeved kimono and dangling obi, would probably make you think of a Japanese doll, whereas the geisha would look simpler, perhaps, but also more womanly.
Fiction book (1997) -
Hiro shut his door, slipped on his favorite gray kimono, and wrapped an obi around his waist.
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Etymology
Obi comes from the Japanese word obi, which means 'belt' or 'sash', so an obi is the wide cloth worn with a kimono.