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Hiogi adj.
relig. A plain fan which forms part of the formal attire of a Shinto priest. It is made of narrow strips of hinoki tied with thread and imitates the type of fan used by Heian aristocrats. There is a brightly painted version (akomeogi) used by priestesses A Popular Dictionary of Shinto (Brian Bocking)