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The vest was of gold brocade, with a cummerband, or sash, around his waist, corresponding to his turban.
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There was a broad silk cummerband about his lean waist, and a gold signet-ring gleamed on his left hand.
Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers Various
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Dressed as an ordinary Pathan, with great flowing white garments, a slatey blue puggery, and with a dagger or two stuck in his cummerband, he sallied forth one dark night, and laid up not far from camp.
The Story of the Guides G. J. Younghusband
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The vest was of gold brocade, with a cummerband, or sash, around his waist, corresponding to his turban.
The Surgeon's Daughter Walter Scott 1801
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There are two ways of configuring it: with or without cummerband.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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That one was set up for without, then had the cummerband added, hence it looked messy.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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That said, it looks too wide across the chest and shoulders, the cummerband looks too complicated to do up, and I am sceptical about the security/stability of mag pouches being attached to the front of the vest.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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That one was set up for without, then had the cummerband added, hence it looked messy.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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That said, it looks too wide across the chest and shoulders, the cummerband looks too complicated to do up, and I am sceptical about the security/stability of mag pouches being attached to the front of the vest.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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There are two ways of configuring it: with or without cummerband.
Army Rumour Service 2009
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