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   cummerbund

   /ˈkʌməbʌnd/

   noun

   • 1. a sash worn around the waist, especially as part of a man's formal evening suit.

   Word Origin early 17th century: from Urdu and Persian kamar-band, from kamar ‘waist, loins’ and -bandi ‘band’. The sash was formerly worn in the Indian subcontinent by domestic workers and low-status office workers.

   Scrabble Points: 19

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