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   cummerbund

   /ˈkʌməbʌnd/

   noun

   • 1. a sash worn around the waist, especially as part of a man's formal evening suit.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Urdu and Persian kamar-band, from kamar ‘waist, loins’ and -bandi ‘band’. The sash was formerly worn in the Indian subcontinent by domestic workers and low-status office workers.

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   The meaning of CUMMERBUND is a broad waistband usually worn in place of a vest with men's dress clothes and adapted in various styles of women's clothes.

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   A cummerbund is a broad waist sash, usually pleated, which is often worn with single-breasted dinner jackets (or tuxedos). The cummerbund was adopted by British military officers in colonial India , where they saw it worn by sepoys (Indian soldiers) of the British Indian Army . [2]

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   Cummerbund definition: a wide sash worn at the waist, especially a horizontally pleated one worn with a tuxedo.. See examples of CUMMERBUND used in a sentence.

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   CUMMERBUND meaning: 1. a wide piece of cloth worn round the waist, especially by men, as part of formal or Western…. Learn more.

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   Definition of cummerbund noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   A cummerbund is a wide piece of cloth worn round the waist as part of a man's evening dress.