Cummerbund Definition

kŭmər-bŭnd
cummerbunds
noun
A broad waistband for wear with a tuxedo and other men's formal dress or as a woman's accessory.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cummerbund

Noun

Singular:
cummerbund
Plural:
cummerbunds

Origin of Cummerbund

  • From Hindustani कमरबन्द / کمر بند (kamar-band, “waistband, belt”), from Persian کمربند (kamar-band), from کمر (kamar, “waist”) + بند (band, “band”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Hindi kamarband from Persian kamar waist band band bund1

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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