Defn: Belief in, or the practice of, the obi superstitions and rites.
OBIMBRICATE
Ob*im"bri*cate, a. Etym: [Pref. ob- + imbricate.] (Bot.)
Defn: Imbricated, with the overlapping ends directed downward.
OBIT O"bit, n. Etym: [OF. obit, L. obitus, fr. obire to go against, to go to meet, (sc.mortem) to die; ob (see Ob-) + ire to go. See Issue.]
1. Death; decease; the date of one's death. Wood.
2. A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.
3. A service for the soul of a deceased person on the anniversary of the day of his death. The emoluments and advantages from oblations, obits, and other sources, increased in value. Milman. Post obit Etym: [L. post obitum]. See Post-obit.
OBITER Ob"i*ter, adv. Etym: [L., on the way; ob (see Ob-) + iter a going, a walk, way.]
Defn: In passing; incidentally; by the way. Obiter dictum (Law), an incidental and collateral opinion uttered by a judge. See Dictum, n., 2(a).
OBITUAL
O*bit"u*al, a. Etym: [L. obitus death. See Obit.]