obi

Example Sentences

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They value efficiency and aesthetics above all other considerations, and they end up a graveyard of lost opportunities: How will the jacket or the obi interact with the buckram?

From Los Angeles Times

Inside, men’s corsetry, obi belts and cummerbunds cinch the waist, a silhouette that is mimicked in the dramatic hourglass tailoring of coats and jackets with curved waistlines and broad shoulders.

From Seattle Times

“The present is a gift,” she said, fan tucked in her obi — the wide kimono sash — pink and white parasol in her Hello Kitty shoulder bag.

From Washington Post

At his death, the obi said to contain religious artefacts passed on to the first male child.

From BBC

A simple, straight-seamed garment, wrapped and secured with an “obi” sash, it was the principal item of dress for men and women in Japan from the mid 16th until the early 20th century.

From The Guardian