An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
CUMMERBUND
cummerbund
(noun) a broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
cummerbund (plural cummerbunds)
(fashion) A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as around a man's waist together with a tuxedo or dinner jacket. [from early 17th c.]
Notes
Source: Wiktionary
Cum"mer*bund`, n. [Written also kummerbund, cummerband, etc.] [Hind. kamarband, fr. Per. Kamar loins + band fastening.]
Definition: A sash for the waist; a girdle. [India]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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