obi
Example Sentences
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“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 • Mar. 23, 2022
It’s basically an informal, cotton kimono — it has a sash, not an obi — and I have several.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2018
They reminded me of Japanese obi sashes, those sometimes ornately knotted strips of brocade.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2017
Prada deconstructed the kimono, Aquilano Rimondi incorporated elaborate obi sashes and Pucci embroidered dragons, tigers and snakes on silk chiffon.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 24, 2012
He led the way into his dim obi, which smelled of mushrooms.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
