tabi

[ tah-bee ]

/ ˈtɑ bi /

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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.

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Origin of tabi

1890–95; <Japanese, perhaps <Middle Chinese, equivalent to Chinese dānpí single-skin

Words nearby tabi

tabes, tabescent, tabes dorsalis, tabetic, tab-hang, tabi, tabinet, tabla, Tablas, tablature, table

How to use tabi in a sentence

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 Japan|Marie Carmichael Stopes
I have heard of silk tabi, but never saw any, and I think they are worn only by geisha, etc.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2|Elizabeth Bisland
But everybody wears the white cotton tabi, and nothing could be prettier than a little foot in this cleft envelope.
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 2|Elizabeth Bisland
This constable was a fine, dignified-looking fellow, but so poor that his toes were showing through his blue cloth tabi.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott

This is a condition which is continually experienced, for the cotton tabi are wet through at every shower.
The Foundations of Japan|J.W. Robertson Scott