"shibari" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ʃɪˈbɑː.ɹi/ [UK], /ʃɪˈbɑ.ɹi/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-shibari.wav
Rhymes: -ɑːɹi Etymology: Borrowed from Japanese 縛(しば)り (shibari). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|ja|-}} Borrowed from Japanese, {{ja-r|縛り|しばり}} 縛(しば)り (shibari) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} shibari (uncountable)
  1. The artful use of twine to tie objects or packages. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-shibari-en-noun-oHEIgbyu
  2. (BDSM) A style of Japanese bondage. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): BDSM Translations (style of Japanese bondage): shibari (Finnish), shibari [masculine] (French), 縛り (shibari) (Japanese), shibari [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-shibari-en-noun-0auKzNTo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 81 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 84 Topics: BDSM, lifestyle, sexuality Disambiguation of 'style of Japanese bondage': 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: kinbaku, rigger
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