costume
[ noun kos-toom, -tyoom; verb ko-stoom, -styoom ]
/ noun ˈkɒs tum, -tyum; verb kɒˈstum, -ˈstyum /
noun
verb (used with object), cos·tumed, cos·tum·ing.
to dress; furnish with a costume; provide appropriate dress for: to costume a play.
adjective
of or characterized by the wearing of costumes: a costume party.
meant for use with or appropriate to a specific costume: costume accessories.
Origin of costume
1705–15; < French < Italian: usage, habit, dress; doublet of
custom
synonym study for costume
1. See
dress.
OTHER WORDS FROM costume
re·cos·tume, verb (used with object), re·cos·tumed, re·cos·tum·ing. un·cos·tumed, adjective well-cos·tumed, adjectiveWords nearby costume
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British Dictionary definitions for costume
costume
/ (ˈkɒstjuːm) /
noun
a complete style of dressing, including all the clothes, accessories, etc, worn at one time, as in a particular country or period; dress
national costume
old-fashioned
a woman's suit
a set of clothes, esp unusual or period clothes, worn in a play by an actor or at a fancy dress ball
a jester's costume
short for swimming costume
verb (tr)
to furnish the costumes for (a show, film, etc)
to dress (someone) in a costume
Word Origin for costume
C18: from French, from Italian: dress, habit,
custom