obi
1a long, broad sash tied about the waist over a Japanese kimono.
Origin of obi
1Words Nearby obi
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What in the name of obi-Wan would this mean for the series, including the Expanded Universe?
‘Star Wars Rebels’ Explores the Jedi’s Lost Years Between the Prequels and the Original Trilogy | Annaliza Savage | August 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“We got enough Tylenol…too much,” adds obi Operations Manager Jessie Potts.
‘Mission Congo’ Alleges Pat Robertson Exploited Post-Genocide Rwandans For Diamonds | Marlow Stern | September 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTWhat the film does allege is that obi may have purchased mass quantities of aspirin to ship to victims at Goma.
‘Mission Congo’ Alleges Pat Robertson Exploited Post-Genocide Rwandans For Diamonds | Marlow Stern | September 7, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTThe other is KI—pronounced “chee”—is a deep concept, son, referring to the Chinese vital life force—way before obi Wan.
National Scrabble Day: A Poem So You’ll Know All 101 Two-Letter Words | David Bukszpan | April 13, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFrom the very commencement of the journey he had planned an excursion to the mouth of the obi, within the Arctic circle.
This is supposed to be one of the drugs employed by the obi wizards and witches.
The Romance of Plant Life | G. F. Scott ElliotThese harmonize with the obi in color and give a dainty finish to the costume.
The Old World and Its Ways | William Jennings BryanUnder the outer kimono is an inner kimono, and the garments are girt about the body with a large sash, called an obi.
Peeps at Many Lands: Japan | John FinnemoreYet the original researches of some African "obi" wizard 33 or red Indian were not forgotten, and gradually came into practice.
The Romance of Plant Life | G. F. Scott Elliot
British Dictionary definitions for obi (1 of 2)
/ (ˈəʊbɪ) /
a broad sash tied in a large flat bow at the back, worn by Japanese women and children as part of the national costume
a narrow sash worn by Japanese men
Origin of obi
1British Dictionary definitions for obi (2 of 2)
obeah
/ (ˈəʊbɪ) /
a kind of witchcraft originating in Africa and practised by some West Indians
a charm or amulet used in this
Origin of obi
2Derived forms of obi
- obiism, noun
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