kummerbund

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kum′ər bund′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
kum•mer•bund  (kum′ər bund′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothing, British Empirecummerbund.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
kummerbund / ˈkʌməˌbʌnd/
  1. a variant spelling of cummerbund
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
cum•mer•bund /ˈkʌmərˌbʌnd/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Clothinga wide sash worn at the waist, esp. one worn with a tuxedo.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cum•mer•bund  (kum′ər bund′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothinga wide sash worn at the waist, esp. a horizontally pleated one worn with a tuxedo.
Also, kummerbund. 
  • Persian
  • Hindi kamarband loin-band
  • 1610–20

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cummerbund, kummerbund / ˈkʌməˌbʌnd/
  1. a wide sash, worn with a dinner jacket
Etymology: 17th Century: from Hindi kamarband, from Persian, from kamar loins, waist + band band
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