Sekirov Dictionary

costume

UK /ˈkɒs.tjuːm/US /ˈkɑsˌt(j)um/

noun 4
verb 1
forms 3

noun4

•
A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.
- the sight of thousands of people gathered to watch men walk the streets openly in female costume — 1971
•
special clothes that someone wears to pretend to be a different person or a creature
- We wore gorilla costumes to the party.
•
A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season.
- The bride wore a grey going-away costume.
•
A swimming costume.
- They call their bathing suits down there "costumes." — 1966

verb1

To dress or adorn with a costume or appropriate garb.

forms

costumed · costuming · costumes

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