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Costume
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- 1 A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people. countable, uncountable
"The apology came after a netizen claimed Soberano was supposedly doing a black face, but the latter said, in defense, it was just a “costume.”"
- 2 the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball wordnet
- 3 An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc. countable, uncountable
"We wore gorilla costumes to the party."
- 4 the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class wordnet
- 5 A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season. countable, uncountable
"The bride wore a grey going-away costume."
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- 6 unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place wordnet
- 7 A swimming costume. countable, uncountable
"They call their bathing suits down there "costumes.""
- 8 the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments) wordnet
- 1 To dress or adorn with a costume or appropriate garb.
"Seated on the carpet, by the side of this basin, was seen Mr. Rochester, costumed in shawls, with a turban on his head. His dark eyes and swarthy skin and Paynim features suited the costume exactly. He looked the very model of an Eastern emir, an agent or a victim of the bowstring."
- 2 dress in a costume wordnet
- 3 furnish with costumes; as for a film or play wordnet
Etymology
Borrowed from French costume, from Italian costume, from Latin consuētūdō (“custom, habit”). Doublet of consuetude, custom, and kastom. Verb circa 1802, perhaps modelled on French costumer.
Borrowed from French costume, from Italian costume, from Latin consuētūdō (“custom, habit”). Doublet of consuetude, custom, and kastom. Verb circa 1802, perhaps modelled on French costumer.
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