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Cummerbund
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a girdle or waistbelt (Hindostani kamar-band, a loin-band). In the East the principle of health is to keep the head cool and the stomach warm; the turban protects the one from the sun, and the cummerbund ensures the other against changes of temperature. In India the cummerbund consists of many folds of muslin or bright-coloured cloth.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cummerbund'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/cummerbund.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Cummerbund'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/c/cummerbund.html. 1910.
