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obiEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Borrowed from Japanese 帯 (obi, “belt”).
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1908- ObiEnglish · e-38699-651
Obi, ō′bi, n. a kind of sorcery practised by obeah-men and obeah-women among the negroes of the West Indies and United States, a survival of African magic: a fetish or charm—also O′bea, O′beah, O′by.—n. O′biism. [Prob. A
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Obi, ō′bi, n. a broad, gaily embroidered sash worn by Japanese women. [Jap.]
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