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单词 cummerbund
释义

cummerbund

or kum·mer·bund

[ kuhm-er-buhnd ]
/ ˈkʌm ərˌbʌnd /
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noun

a wide sash worn at the waist, especially a horizontally pleated one worn with a tuxedo.

Origin of cummerbund

1610–20; <Hindi kamarband loin-band <Persian

Words nearby cummerbund

cumene, cum grano salis, cumin, cum laude, cummer, cummerbund, Cummings, cummings, e. e., cummingtonite, cum new, cumquat
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Example sentences from the Web for cummerbund

  • Sir Cummerbund graciously remarked; "why, the bird is stiff and cold already!"

    Baboo Jabberjee, B.A.|F. Anstey

British Dictionary definitions for cummerbund

cummerbund

kummerbund

/ (ˈkʌməˌbʌnd) /

noun

a wide sash, worn with a dinner jacket

Word Origin for cummerbund

C17: from Hindi kamarband, from Persian, from kamar loins, waist + band band
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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