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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