kustin.
/ˈkʊstiː/, , Indian English /kʊʃˈθiː/, /ˈkoʃθi/ East India.
A woollen cord worn round the waist by Parsees, consisting of seventy-two threads to represent the chapters of the Yaśna, a portion of the Zend-Avesta.
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1860 J. Gardner Faiths World II. 620/1 The kusti is a thin woollen cord.
1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 325/1 A long coat or gown is worn over the sadara..fastened round the waist with the kustî or sacred cord, which is carried round three times, and fastened in front with a double knot.
1885 Encycl. Brit. XVIII. 325/1 This cincture is a cord woven by women of the priestly class only... The ceremony of the kustî or encircling of the girdle.
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