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What (who) is cummerbund - definition

BROAD WAIST SASH, USUALLY PLEATED, WHICH IS OFTEN WORN WITH SINGLE-BREASTED DINNER JACKETS OR TUXEDOS

Cumberbun; Cummerband; Cumberbund; Cummberbun; Kummerbund; Cumberband

cummerbund

(cummerbunds)

A cummerbund is a wide piece of cloth worn round the waist as part of a man's evening dress.

N-COUNT

Cummerbund

·add. ·noun A sash for the waist; a girdle.

cummerbund

['k?m?b?nd]

¦ noun a sash worn around the waist, especially as part of a man's formal evening suit.

Origin

C17: from Urdu and Pers. kamar-band.

Wikipedia

Cummerbund

A cummerbund is a broad waist sash, usually pleated, which is often worn with single-breasted dinner jackets (or tuxedos). The cummerbund was adopted by British military officers in colonial India, where they saw it worn by sepoys (Indian soldiers) of the British Indian Army. It was adopted as an alternative to the waistcoat, and later spread to civilian use. The modern use of the cummerbund to Europeans and North Americans is as a component of traditional black tie events.

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Examples of use of cummerbund

1. The signature Hermes scarf even doubled as a cummerbund, worn simply over a white linen shirt and dark pants.

2. If guys don‘t request something specific, he‘ll just rent them a standard issue: two–button, pleated pants, black cummerbund, black tie.

3. Bishop Franzo King, in white robes with a fuchsia skullcap and cummerbund, took a seat in front of a conga drum, his soprano sax in hand.