costume
costumes; costumed; costuming
A costume is a set of clothes you wear when you want to dress up like another person. You might wear a witch's costume to go trick-or-treating on Halloween, or put on a George Washington costume to reenact a scene from the American Revolution in a play.
A costume is a set of clothes that is unique to a particular person or time period. If you were starring as Dorothy in your neighborhood production of The Wizard of Oz, your costume would consist of a blue-and-white checkered dress and ruby slippers. On the other hand, if you were starring as Lady Godiva, you wouldn't need much of a costume at all!
Definitions of costume
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the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class“he wore his national costume”
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types:
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academic costume
a costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or students of a university or college
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rigout
a person's costume (especially if bizarre)
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academic costume
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the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)
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unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place
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the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball“he won the prize for best costume”
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types:
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fancy dress, masquerade, masquerade costume
a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
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fancy dress, masquerade, masquerade costume
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dress in a costume
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synonyms:
dress up
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furnish with costumes; as for a film or play
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