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Etymology
From Hindustani �मरबन�द / URchar|ک�ر ب�د (kamar-band) < Pers. FAchar|ک�رب�د (kamar-band); FAchar|ک�ر(kamar waist) + FAchar|ب�د (band band) meaning "waistband", or "belt".
Pronunciation
IPA|/�k�m�b�nd/
rfap
Noun
en-noun
- A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as with a tuxedo or dinner jacket.
Translations
trans-top|sash
German: t+|de|Kummerbund|m
Hindi: �मरबन�द (kamarband) m
Icelandic: lindi m
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Persian: FAchar|ک�رب�د (kamar band)
Urdu: URchar|ک�ر ب�د m
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Quotations
The thin boys with their brush cuts and spotty faces, their dinner jackets and burgundy cummerbunds with matching bow ties, would gape at us. - w:Edmund White|Edmund White, "My Women" 1
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