obi

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obi - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Obi \O"bi\, n. [Prob. of African origin.]
     1. A species of sorcery, probably of African origin,
        practiced among the negroes of the West Indies. [Written
        also obe and obeah.] --De Quincey. --B. Edwards.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A charm or fetich. [West Indies] --B. Edwards.
        [1913 Webster]

  Obi \O"bi\ ([=o]"b[-e]), n. [Jap.]
     A sash, esp. the long belt-like broad sash of soft material
     worn by women aound the waist when wearing a traditional
     kimono, and usually having a large bow at the back.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
           Over this is bound the large sash (obi) which is the
           chief article of feminine adornment.     --B. H.
                                                    Chamberlain.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

obi - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  obi
      n 1: (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving
           witchcraft and sorcery [syn: obeah, obi]
      2: a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and
         sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical
         Americas [syn: obeah, obi]

obi - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  OBI
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