tabi
[tah-bee]
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noun, plural ta·bi, ta·bis.
a covering for the foot, similar to a sock, having a separate pouchlike stall for the large toe, worn especially in Japan, often with zoris.
Origin of tabi
1890–95; < Japanese, perhaps < Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese dānpí single-skin
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Historical Examples of tabi
The population is divided into two clans—the Bule and the Tabi.
Two Years with the Natives in the Western PacificFelix Speiser
From Tabi the distance to the ruins of Labna is some twelve miles.
The American EgyptChanning Arnold
I discarded boots and walked with my skirts up to my knees, bare legs and Japanese tabi, as did J—— and C——.
A Journal from JapanMarie Carmichael Stopes
There is first put on a short stocking, or tabi, which reaches a little above the ankle and fastens in the back.
Oriental WomenEdward Bagby Pollard
If we wrote ten thousand words they would surely not be so convincing as this eloquent incident at Tabi.
The American EgyptChanning Arnold