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costume

[ noun kos-toom, -tyoom; verb ko-stoom, -styoom ]

noun

  1. a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
  2. dress or garb characteristic of another period, place, person, etc., as worn on the stage or at balls.
  3. fashion of dress appropriate to a particular occasion or season:

    dancing costume; winter costume.

  4. a set of garments, especially women's garments, selected for wear at a single time; outfit; ensemble.


verb (used with object)

costumed, costuming.
  1. to dress; furnish with a costume; provide appropriate dress for:

    to costume a play.

adjective

  1. of or characterized by the wearing of costumes:

    a costume party.

  2. meant for use with or appropriate to a specific costume:

    costume accessories.

costume

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noun

  1. a complete style of dressing, including all the clothes, accessories, etc, worn at one time, as in a particular country or period; dress

    national costume

  2. old-fashioned.
    a woman's suit
  3. a set of clothes, esp unusual or period clothes, worn in a play by an actor or at a fancy dress ball

    a jester's costume

  4. short for swimming costume
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to furnish the costumes for (a show, film, etc)
  2. to dress (someone) in a costume
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù±ðc´Ç²õ·³Ù³Ü³¾±ð verb (used with object) recostumed recostuming
  • ³Ü²Ô·³¦´Ç²õt³Ü³¾±ð»å adjective
  • ·É±ð±ô±ô-³¦´Ç²õt³Ü³¾±ð»å adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of costume1

1705–15; < French < Italian: usage, habit, dress; doublet of custom
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of costume1

C18: from French, from Italian: dress, habit, custom
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Synonym Study

See dress.
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Example Sentences

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The costume department must have used every safety pin in town.

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One of the owners of Trashy Lingerie, a Los Angeles lingerie and costume boutique, allegedly shot and killed his brother in order to save their mother.

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The US pop star played more than 40 songs, including hits like Yeah, Burn, U Remind Me and OMG, with multiple costume changes and buttery-smooth choreography.

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Known for her drag aesthetic, extravagant costumes and punchy lyrics, Chappell's also shown she's fearless outside of her music, more than once coming under fire for speaking out on issues close to her heart.

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The production and costume designers are having a blast.

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