"Obie" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Obies [plural]
Etymology: Altered spelling of French Aubé. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|Aubé}} French Aubé Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Obies}} Obie (plural Obies)
  1. A surname from French.
    Sense id: en-Obie-en-name-gVOdYfSv Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: Obies [plural]
Etymology: Named after the actress Merle Oberon, whose husband Lucien Ballard used this kind of lighting to hide small scars on her face after a car accident. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Obie (plural Obies)
  1. (television, film) A small lamp positioned over the camera, sometimes used to produce catchlights in the subject's eyes. Categories (topical): Film, Television
    Sense id: en-Obie-en-noun-7PhfB0Tv Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Forms: Obies [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Obie (plural Obies)
  1. An Off-Broadway Theater Award, given annually to theatre artists and groups in New York City.
    Sense id: en-Obie-en-noun-8jFHlzHS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ie Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 21 31 48 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 24 18 57 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ie: 20 16 64
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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