Other Definitions
costume (enc)
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Costume| Noun | 1. | costume - the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best costume"attire, garb, dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" wardrobe - collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company | | | 2. | costume - 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"attire, garb, dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" | | | 3. | costume - the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)attire, garb, dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" | | | 4. | costume - the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class; "he wore his national costume"academic costume - a costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or students of a university or college attire, garb, dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" rigout - a person's costume (especially if bizarre); "What a queer rigout!" | | | Verb | 1. | costume - dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, gussy up, overdress, prink, get up - put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" | | | 2. | costume - furnish with costumes; as for a film or play | |
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