Antonyms for obi


Grammar : Noun
Spell : oh-bee; Japanese aw-bee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈoʊ bi; Japanese ˈɔ bi


Definition of obi

  • As in voodoo : noun black magic
  • As in sash : noun band
Example sentences :
  • This is supposed to be one of the drugs employed by the Obi wizards and witches.
  • Extract from : « The Romance of Plant Life » by G. F. Scott Elliot
  • These harmonize with the obi in color and give a dainty finish to the costume.
  • Extract from : « The Old World and Its Ways » by William Jennings Bryan
  • Some on 'em are awful dirty folks, that's a fact, and Obi was one of them.
  • Extract from : « The Attache » by Thomas Chandler Haliburton
  • Presently the door of the hut opened, and the Obi man appeared.
  • Extract from : « Cuba Past and Present » by Richard Davey
  • He notices that an obi is not often worn; and when worn is soon discarded.
  • Extract from : « The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari » by James S. De Benneville
  • When he would rush forth he was pulled back by the girdle (obi).
  • Extract from : « The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari » by James S. De Benneville
  • The hut was a temple of Obi: in plainer terms, the dwelling of an Obeah-man.
  • Extract from : « The Maroon » by Mayne Reid
  • The Ostiaks worship a water-spirit of the river Obi and also a thunder-god.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 4 » by Various
  • And what an obi, cried Aiyam, as she dragged it from the chest, grass green and silver!
  • Extract from : « Japanese Fairy Tales » by Grace James
  • The Obi was deserted—not a boat of any description which could take him over the water!
  • Extract from : « Michael Strogoff » by Jules Verne

Synonyms for obi

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