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Costume

Costume Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Costume? [n] the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best costume" [n] the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class; "he wore his national costume" [n] unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place; "in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume" [n] the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments) [adj] characterized by the use of period costume or fancy dress; "a costume movie"; "a costume ball" [v] dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins" [v] furnish with costumes; as for a film or play Synonyms \| Synonyms for Costume: dress up Related Terms \| Find terms related to Costume: accouter \| apparel \| array \| attire \| ballet skirt \| bedizenment \| bib and tucker \| blackface \| buskin \| cap and bells \| caparison \| clothes \| clothing \| clown white \| disguise \| drapery \| dress \| dressing \| duds \| equip \| fashion \| fatigues \| feathers \| fig \| fit \| fit out \| frock \| garb \| garments \| gear \| getup \| greasepaint \| guise \| habiliment \| habit \| investiture \| investment \| kit \| linen \| livery \| makeup \| masquerade \| motley \| outfit \| practical piece \| prop \| property \| rags \| raiment \| rig \| rig out \| rig up \| robes \| sock \| sportswear \| style \| suit \| theatrical makeup \| threads \| tights \| togs \| toilette \| trim \| turn out \| tutu \| uniform \| vestment \| vesture \| wear \| wearing apparel See Also \| academic costume \| apparel \| attire \| clothe \| dress \| dress \| enclothe \| fancy dress \| fit out \| furnish \| garb \| garb \| garment \| habilitate \| masquerade \| masquerade costume \| provide \| raiment \| render \| rigout \| supply \| tog \| wardrobe Costume In Webster's Dictionary \Cos"tume`\ (k?s"t?m` or k?s-t?m"), n. [F. costume, It. costume custom, dress, fr. L. consuetumen (not found), for consuetudo custom. See {Custom}, and cf. {Consuetude}.] 1. Dress in general; esp., the distinctive style of dress of a people, class, or period. 2. Such an arrangement of accessories, as in a picture, statue, poem, or play, as is appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances represented or described. I began last night to read Walter Scott's Lay of the Last Minstrel . . . .I was extremely delighted with the poetical beauty of some parts . . . .The costume, too, is admirable. --Sir J. Mackintosh. 3. A character dress, used at fancy balls or for dramatic purposes.

Costume Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Costume?

[n] the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best costume"
[n] the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class; "he wore his national costume"
[n] unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place; "in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume"
[n] the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)
[adj] characterized by the use of period costume or fancy dress; "a costume movie"; "a costume ball"
[v] dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"
[v] furnish with costumes; as for a film or play

Synonyms | Synonyms for Costume: dress up

Costume In Webster's Dictionary

\Cos"tume`\ (k?s"t?m` or k?s-t?m"), n. [F. costume, It.
costume custom, dress, fr. L. consuetumen (not found), for
consuetudo custom. See {Custom}, and cf. {Consuetude}.]
1. Dress in general; esp., the distinctive style of dress of
   a people, class, or period.

2. Such an arrangement of accessories, as in a picture,
   statue, poem, or play, as is appropriate to the time,
   place, or other circumstances represented or described.

         I began last night to read Walter Scott's Lay of the
         Last Minstrel . . . .I was extremely delighted with
         the poetical beauty of some parts . . . .The
         costume, too, is admirable.           --Sir J.
                                               Mackintosh.

3. A character dress, used at fancy balls or for dramatic
   purposes.

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