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cum·mer·bund — /ˈkʌmɚˌbʌnd/ noun, pl bunds [count] : a wide piece of cloth (such as silk) that is worn around the waist beneath the jacket of a man who is formally dressed … Useful english dictionary
cum — cum·bent; cum·ber·land; cum·ber·some; cum·ber·some·ly; cum·ber·some·ness; cum·brance; cum·brous; cum·brous·ly; cum·brous·ness; cum·bu; cum; cum·in; cum·i·nal·de·hyde; cum·ly; cum·mer; cum·mer·bund; cum·ming·ton·ite; cum·mock; de·cum·ben·cy;… … English syllables
bund — bund·ist; bund·weed; cog·i·ta·bund; cum·mer·bund; fu·ri·bund; pu·di·bund; saeng·er·bund; staa·ten·bund; bund; mor·i·bund; … English syllables
cummerbund — cum·mer·bund … English syllables
cummerbund — cum|mer|bund [ˈkʌməbʌnd US ər ] n [Date: 1600 1700; : Urdu; Origin: kamarband, from Persian, from kamar waist + band band ] a wide piece of cloth that a man wears around his waist as part of a special suit worn on very formal occasions … Dictionary of contemporary English
cummerbund — cum|mer|bund [ kʌmər,bʌnd ] noun count a wide band of brightly colored cloth that a man wears around his waist as part of a very formal suit … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
cummerbund — cum•mer•bund [[t]ˈkʌm ərˌbʌnd[/t]] n. clo a wide sash worn at the waist, esp. a horizontally pleated one worn with a tuxedo • Etymology: 1610–20; < Hindi kamarband loin band < Pers … From formal English to slang
cummerband — Cummerbund Cum mer*bund , n. [Written also {kummerbund}, {cummerband}, etc.] [Hind. kamarband, fr. Per. Kamar loins + band fastening.] A sash for the waist; a girdle. [India] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cummerbund — Cum mer*bund , n. [Written also {kummerbund}, {cummerband}, etc.] [Hind. kamarband, fr. Per. Kamar loins + band fastening.] A sash for the waist; a girdle. [India] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
kummerbund — Cummerbund Cum mer*bund , n. [Written also {kummerbund}, {cummerband}, etc.] [Hind. kamarband, fr. Per. Kamar loins + band fastening.] A sash for the waist; a girdle. [India] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
