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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 by actors in a play, television programme, or film, or worn in order to look like someone or something else for an entertainment, a party, etc.: Wonderful costumes and props have been created for the show. Our host was wearing a clown costume. in costume She came to the audition in costume as Marie Antoinette.
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 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.
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.
[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.
1.variable noun B2. An actor's or performer's costume is the set of clothes they wear while they are performing. Even from a distance the effect of his fox costume was stunning. The performers, in costume and make-up, were walking up and down backstage. In all, she has eight costume changes.
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. He arrived at the party dressed in a gorilla costume. costume noun (TYPICAL CLOTHES) B2. a set of clothes that are typical of a particular country or time in history: Japanese national costume. See also. swimming costume.
Costume definition: A style of dress, including garments, accessories, and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period, or people.
