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| 1. | [ noun ] (clothing) the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball | |
| Examples: | "he won the prize for best costume" |
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| Related terms: | attire wardrobe fancy_dress | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (clothing) unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place | |
| Examples: | "in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume" |
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| Related terms: | attire | |
| 3. | [ adjective ] characterized by the use of period costume or fancy dress | |
| Examples: | "a costume movie" "a costume ball" |
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| 4. | [ verb ] (clothing) dress in a costume | |
| Synonyms: | dress_up | |
| Examples: | "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins" |
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| Related terms: | dress dress_up | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (clothing) the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments) | |
| Related terms: | attire | |
| 6. | [ verb ] furnish with costumes; as for a film or play | |
| Related terms: | supply performing_arts | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (clothing) the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class | |
| Examples: | "he wore his national costume" |
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| Related terms: | attire rigout academic_costume | |
| Similar spelling: |
costumer costumed costumier Costner costmary Cestum |
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