variants
also cumberbund
as in belt
a strip of flexible material (as leather) worn around the waist
a cummerbund is the perfect accessory for a man's tuxedo
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Recent Examples of cummerbund
Paired with a custom black wool shawl collar tuxedo by Prada, a grosgrain cummerbund and a sophisticated bowtie, Stan looked every bit a leading man.
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Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The actor wore a wool suit with silver buttons, a white poplin shirt, a black silk cummerbund and brushed leather lace-up shoes.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
This striking print graced everything from a crisply tailored button-down and tie to a cummerbund on effortlessly chic trousers.
—Thomas Adamson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024
The model’s lineage shows in the black band that wraps the lengthy hood like a vintage Armani cummerbund.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
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Brett F. Braley-Palko, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The actor wore a wool suit with silver buttons, a white poplin shirt, a black silk cummerbund and brushed leather lace-up shoes.
—Hannah Malach, WWD, 6 Jan. 2025
This striking print graced everything from a crisply tailored button-down and tie to a cummerbund on effortlessly chic trousers.
—Thomas Adamson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Feb. 2024
The model’s lineage shows in the black band that wraps the lengthy hood like a vintage Armani cummerbund.
—Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 2 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cummerbund
Noun
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China is set to launch its second Tianwen deep space exploration mission late May, targeting both a near-Earth asteroid and a main belt comet, Space News reports.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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Juno has transmitted back thousands of raw images of the belts and zones within the giant planet’s dense clouds that encircle it in the last almost nine years in the Jovian System.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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The figure also sports a white bow tie, an Order of the Garter sash and star and army medals.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
21 May 2025
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In addition to educational scholarships, the winners will receive trophies, gift baskets, flowers, a sash and crown.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2025
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“Cummerbund.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cummerbund. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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