cummerbundnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈkʌm.ə.bʌnd/us/ˈkʌm.ɚ.bʌnd/a wide piece of cloth worn round the waist, especially by men, as part of formal or Western Asian clothing
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Fasteners for clothes
- belt
- buckle
- button
- button fly
- button-through
- buttonhole
- clasp
- cufflink
- flies
- fly
- hook and eye
- lace
- lace sth up
- popper
- press stud
- snap
- Velcro
- zip
- zip sth/sb up
- zipper
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Examples from literature
- He was looking remarkably handsome in his red and gold uniform with the scarlet cummerbund across his shirt.
- His back was covered with bruises, and but for the thickness of his cummerbund he must have died under the beating, which had been thorough and masterly.
- There were times when men entered his place who were in need of a long sleep, having money tucked away in their fantastic cummerbunds.