CUMMERBUND


Meaning of CUMMERBUND in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkə-mər-ˌbənd, ˈkəm-bər- ]

noun

also cum·ber·bund ˈkəm-bər-

Etymology: Hindi & Urdu kamarband, from Persian, from kamar waist + band band

Date: 1616

: a broad waistband usually worn in place of a vest with men's dress clothes and adapted in various styles of women's clothes

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.