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- Dictionarycostume/ˈkɒstjuːm/
noun
- 1. a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period: "authentic Elizabethan costumes" Similar
verb
- 1. dress (someone) in a particular set of clothes: "the dolls are elaborately costumed in fancy nineteenth-century dresses"
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a set of clothes worn in order to look like someone else, esp. for a party or as part of an entertainment: [ C ] a clown costume. A costume is also the set of clothes typical of a particular country or period of history: [ U ] The dancers dressed in national costume.
Jun 20, 2015 · 1. : the prevailing fashion in coiffure, jewelry, and apparel of a period, country, or class. 2. : an outfit worn to create the appearance characteristic of a particular period, person, place, or thing. Halloween costumes. 3. : a person's ensemble of outer garments. especially : a woman's ensemble of dress with coat or jacket. costumey adjective.
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.
Costume definition: a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.. See examples of COSTUME used in a sentence.
A costume play or drama is one which is set in the past and in which the actors wear the type of clothes that were worn in that period.
[countable, uncountable] the clothes worn by actors in a play or film, or worn by somebody to make them look like somebody/something else. The former dancer has also designed the costumes. The costumes for this production were gorgeous. They are already planning their costumes for Halloween.
a set of clothes worn in order to look like someone else, esp. for a party or as part of an entertainment: [ C ] a clown costume. A costume is also the set of clothes typical of a particular country or period of history: [ U ] The dancers dressed in national costume.
1. A style of dress, including garments, accessories, and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period, or people. 2. An outfit or a disguise worn on Mardi Gras, Halloween, or similar occasions. 3. A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season.
a set of clothes that someone wears to make them look like someone or something else, for example in a play: actors in costume.
Costume definition: A style of dress, including garments, accessories, and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period, or people.
