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cummerbund

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˈkʌməbʌnd/Part of speech nounSorted bcdemmnruuStarts with CEnds with D0 clues
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Definitions

  1. a broad pleated sash worn as formal dress with a tuxedo

Word origin

Borrowed from Hindustani کمر بند / कमरबंद (kamarband), from Classical Persian کمربند (kamarband), from کمر (kamar, “waist”) + بند (band, “band”).

Used in a sentence

  • Soon after the arrival of Mrs. Campbell, dinner was announced by Abboye. He came into the drawing room resplendent in his gold-and-white turban. […] His cummerbund matched the turban in gold lines.
  • Next came a domeshaped sukhpal (palanquin), its silver plated pole being borne by eight sturdy troopers wearing red flowing kurtas, silk kamarbunds, and silk dungarees.
  • She saw dresses in every color of the rainbow; she saw lime green cummerbunds and pink cummerbunds and plaid ones.

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