kummerbund UK /ˈkʌməbʌnd/US /ˈkʌmɚˌbʌnd/ noun1 •A broad sash, especially one that is pleated lengthwise and worn as an article of formal dress, as around a man's waist together with a tuxedo or dinner jacket.Soon after the arrival of Mrs. Campbell, dinner was announced by Abboye. He came into the drawing room resplendent in his gold-and-white turban. […] His cummerbund matched the turban in gold lines. — 1927 formskummerbunds