cummerbund

== English == === Alternative forms === cumberbund, kummerbund (dated) cummerband, kamarband, kumberbund (obsolete) === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindustani کمر بند / कमरबंद (kamarband), from Classical Persian کمربند (kamarband), from کمر (kamar, “waist”) + بند (band, “band”). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈkʌməbʌnd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈkʌmɚˌbʌnd/, (proscribed) /ˈkʌmbɚˌbʌnd/ Hyphenation: cum‧mer‧bund === 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.] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== German: Kummerbund ==== Translations ==== === Notes === === Further reading === cummerbund on Wikipedia.Wikipedia