obi

IPA: ˈoʊbi

A sash worn with a kimono.
A strip of paper looped around a book or other product.
Alternative form of obeah [A form of folk magic, medicine or witchcraft originating in Africa and practised in parts of the Caribbean.]

Examples of "obi" in Sentences

My obi was a work of art that had taken three years to create.
My obi was the dusk red of salt shallows, dyed with a pattern of maple trees.
And an obi is the wide band of material that you wrap around your waist over top of a kimono.
(I learned later the obi was a bargain: Such high-quality, hand-embroidered sashes are rare.)
•The kimono a long, wide-sleeved robe worn with a wide sash called an obi is a traditional garment.
It was a robe the color of a mountain potato, covered with soft gray hatchmarks, and her obi was a simple pattern of black diamonds on a background of deep blue.