cummerbund
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cummerbund
- /ˈkʌməbʌnd/ UK
- /ˈkʌmɚˌbʌnd/ US
- /ˈkʌmbɚˌbʌnd/ US, proscribed
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Hindustani کمر بند / कमरबंद (kamarband), from Classical Persian کمربند (kamarband), from کمر (kamar, “waist”) + بند (band, “band”).
noun cummerbunds · cumberbund · kummerbund · cummerband · kamarband · kumberbund
- 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. All this splendor was set off by a black shawl kummerbund, and blackish upper vest of the cloth called keem-khab, embroidered with large gold leaves. The vest was made like those of all other Mahomedans, but the lower part of it stuck out as you see painted in Indian prints, and altogether destroyed
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noun broad sash
| Español | faja ancha |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 腹帶 /腹带 fùdài, 寬腰帶 /宽腰带 kuānyāodài, 裝飾帶 /装饰带 zhuāngshìdài |
| हिन्दी | मेखल mekhal, मेखला mekhlā, कमरबन्द kamarband |
| Português | camarabando |
| Français | large ceinture |
| Deutsch | Kummerbund |
| Italiano | fascia di seta, fascia di smoking |
| Русский | широ́кий по́яс под смо́кингом širókij pójas pod smókingom, куша́к kušák, ле́нта-по́яс lénta-pójas |
| العربية | حِزَام ḥizām, حِزَام عَرِيض ḥizām ʕarīḍ |
| עברית | אבנט |
Talk about this word "cummerbund." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cummerbund. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cummerbund. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cummerbund "cummerbund." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cummerbund.Cite this
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title = {cummerbund},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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