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
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
European designers have had a long affair with the kimono, the obi and platform sandal, and the chrysanthemum pinks.
From New York Times • Sep. 20, 2012
But on that first day, she liked Kimberly, her breakable beauty, her purplish eyes full of the expression Obinze often used to describe the people he liked: obi ocha.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
