0 a wide piece of cloth worn round the waist, especially by men, as part of formal or Western Asian clothing
The contemporary use of the cummerbund is purely aesthetic, providing a transition between the shirt and the waistband.
He is tall, gray skinned, wearing a black vest, a red cummerbund and baggy blue pants.
The summer standard pattern mess dress is similar except that a white jacket with rank insignia worn on black shoulder boards, and cummerbund, is worn.
The outer cummerbund also has pockets for trauma plates at the sides.
We braced a big cummerbund on our waists.
A gold cummerbund is worn by officers and chief petty officers, and a black one by petty officers first class and below.
Maroon, a color commonly worn to accompany black tie, is often used for the cummerbund in less formal or summer situations.
Tropical dinner dress blue incorporates service dress blue trousers, summer white (short sleeve) shirt, an appropriate cummerbund, and miniature medals and breast insignia.
