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costume

a style of clothing typical of a particular time, country, or people; a set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion: a Halloween costume
Not to be confused with:
custom – a practice followed as a matter of course among a people; a habitual practice of an individual: It is her custom to take a walk every night before dinner.
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cos·tume

(kŏs′to͞om′, -tyo͞om′)
n.
1. A style of dress, including garments, accessories, and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period, or people.
2. An outfit or a disguise worn on Mardi Gras, Halloween, or similar occasions.
3. A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season.
tr.v. (kŏ-sto͞om′, -styo͞om′, kŏs′to͞om′, -tyo͞om′) cos·tumed, cos·tum·ing, cos·tumes
1. To put a costume on; dress.
2. To design or furnish costumes for.

[French, from Italian, style, dress, from Old Italian, custom, ultimately (possibly via Vulgar Latin *cōnstūmen, *cōnstūmin-), from alteration of Latin cōnsuētūdō, cōnsuētūdin-; see custom.]
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costume

(ˈkɒstjuːm)
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) 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.
2. (Clothing & Fashion) old-fashioned a woman's suit
3. (Clothing & Fashion) 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.
4. (Clothing & Fashion) short for swimming costume
vb (tr)
5. (Clothing & Fashion) to furnish the costumes for (a show, film, etc)
6. (Clothing & Fashion) to dress (someone) in a costume
[C18: from French, from Italian: dress, habit, custom]
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cos•tume

(ˈkɒs tum, -tyum; v. also kɒˈstum, -ˈstyum)

n., v. -tumed, -tum•ing,
adj. n.
1. style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, esp. that peculiar to a nation, group, or historical period.
2. clothing of another period, place, etc., or for a particular occasion or season.
3. a set of garments, esp. women's garments, selected for wear at a single time; outfit.
v.t.
4. to furnish with a costume; dress.
adj.
5. of or characterized by the wearing of costumes: a costume party.
[1705–15; < French < Italian: usage, habit, dress; doublet of custom]
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costume


Past participle: costumed
Gerund: costuming

Imperative
costume
costume
Present
I costume
you costume
he/she/it costumes
we costume
you costume
they costume
Preterite
I costumed
you costumed
he/she/it costumed
we costumed
you costumed
they costumed
Present Continuous
I am costuming
you are costuming
he/she/it is costuming
we are costuming
you are costuming
they are costuming
Present Perfect
I have costumed
you have costumed
he/she/it has costumed
we have costumed
you have costumed
they have costumed
Past Continuous
I was costuming
you were costuming
he/she/it was costuming
we were costuming
you were costuming
they were costuming
Past Perfect
I had costumed
you had costumed
he/she/it had costumed
we had costumed
you had costumed
they had costumed
Future
I will costume
you will costume
he/she/it will costume
we will costume
you will costume
they will costume
Future Perfect
I will have costumed
you will have costumed
he/she/it will have costumed
we will have costumed
you will have costumed
they will have costumed
Future Continuous
I will be costuming
you will be costuming
he/she/it will be costuming
we will be costuming
you will be costuming
they will be costuming
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been costuming
you have been costuming
he/she/it has been costuming
we have been costuming
you have been costuming
they have been costuming
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been costuming
you will have been costuming
he/she/it will have been costuming
we will have been costuming
you will have been costuming
they will have been costuming
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been costuming
you had been costuming
he/she/it had been costuming
we had been costuming
you had been costuming
they had been costuming
Conditional
I would costume
you would costume
he/she/it would costume
we would costume
you would costume
they would costume
Past Conditional
I would have costumed
you would have costumed
he/she/it would have costumed
we would have costumed
you would have costumed
they would have costumed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.costume - the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ballcostume - 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"
fancy dress, masquerade costume, masquerade - a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party
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!"
Verb1.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"
apparel, clothe, enclothe, garb, garment, raiment, tog, habilitate, fit out, dress - provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child"
2.costume - furnish with costumes; as for a film or play
performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance
furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
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costume

noun outfit, dress, clothing, get-up (informal), uniform, ensemble, robes, livery, apparel, attire, garb, national dress Even from a distance, the effect of his costume was stunning.
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costume

noun
1. A set or style of clothing:
dress, garb, guise, habiliment (often used in plural), outfit, turnout.
Informal: getup, rig.
2. Clothes or other personal effects, such as makeup, worn to conceal one's identity:
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Translations
kostýmmaškarní kostýmúbor
dragtklædedragtkostumeudklædning
naamiaispukupuku
kostim
jelmezkosztümöltözetruhaviselet
búningurklæînaîur
仮装服身なり
가장 무도회 의상복장
kostiumaikostiumas
kostīmstērps
kostumnoša
maskeradkläder
เครื่องแต่งกายชุดแฟนซี
quần áo hóa trangtrang phục

costume

[ˈkɒstjuːm]
A. N
1. [of country] → traje m; (= fancy dress) → disfraz m; (= lady's suit) → traje m sastre; (= bathing costume) → bañador m, traje m de baño
2. costumes (Theat) → vestuario msing
B. CPD costume ball Nbaile m de disfraces
costume designer N (Cine, TV) → diseñador(a) m/f de vestuario
costume drama Nobra f dramática de época
costume jewellery (Brit) costume jewelry (US) Nbisutería f, joyas fpl de fantasía
costume party N (US) = costume ball costume piece, costume play N = costume drama
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

costume

[ˈkɒstjuːm] n
[actor] → costume m
(traditional)costume m
(= lady's suit) → tailleur m
(British) (also swimming costume) → maillot m, tenue f de baincostume department n (in theatre or television company)services mpl de l'habillementcostume designer ncréateur/trice m/f de costumescostume drama n
(= film) → film m en costume d'époque (= play) → pièce f en costume d'époque
(= film genre) → films mpl en costume d'époque (= dramatic genre) → pièces fpl en costume d'époquecostume jewellery nbijoux mpl fantaisie
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costume

nKostüm nt; (= bathing costume)Badeanzug m

costume

:
costume ball
nKostümfest nt
costume drama
n
(= play)Schauspiel ntin historischen Kostümen; (= film)Kostümfilm m, → Historienfilm m; (= series)Serie fin historischen Kostümen
(= genre, Theat) → Schauspiele plin historischen Kostümen; (Film) → Kostümfilme pl; (TV) → Serien plin historischen Kostümen
costume jewellery
nModeschmuck m
costume piece, costume play
costume ring
nModeschmuckring m
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costume

[ˈkɒstjuːm] n (gen) → costume m (Brit) (also swimming costume) → costume da bagno
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

costume

(ˈkostjuːm) noun
1. an outfit, especially for a particular purpose. swimming-costume.
2. dress, clothes. eighteenth-century costume.
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costume

زِيّ, مَلَابِسُ تَنَكُّرِيَّة kostým, maškarní kostým kostume, udklædning Kostüm, Maskenkostüm αποκριάτικη στολή, ενδυμασία disfraz, traje de etiqueta, vestimenta, vestuario naamiaispuku, puku costume, déguisement kostim costume 仮装服, 身なり 가장 무도회 의상, 복장 kostuum drakt, karnevalskostyme kostium, przebranie fantasia костюм, маскарадный костюм maskeradkläder เครื่องแต่งกาย, ชุดแฟนซี balo kostümü, kostüm quần áo hóa trang, trang phục 化装舞会服装, 服装
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When Franz recovered his senses, he saw Albert drinking a glass of water, of which, to judge from his pallor, he stood in great need; and the count, who was assuming his masquerade costume. He glanced mechanically towards the square -- the scene was wholly changed; scaffold, executioners, victims, all had disappeared; only the people remained, full of noise and excitement.
The work was put in hand at once, and Philip felt quite a thrill of satisfaction when he saw the costume completed.
At the time that Louis the Just afforded this great example of equity, Percerin had brought up two sons, one of whom made his debut at the marriage of Anne of Austria, invented that admirable Spanish costume, in which Richelieu danced a saraband, made the costumes for the tragedy of "Mirame," and stitched on to Buckingham's mantle those famous pearls which were destined to be scattered about the pavements of the Louvre.
All the inhabitants of Hampton and Moulsey dress themselves up in boating costume, and come and mouch round the lock with their dogs, and flirt, and smoke, and watch the boats; and, altogether, what with the caps and jackets of the men, the pretty coloured dresses of the women, the excited dogs, the moving boats, the white sails, the pleasant landscape, and the sparkling water, it is one of the gayest sights I know of near this dull old London town.
Aunt Plenty, Aunt Clara, and Aunt Jessie were all absorbed in gazing at Rose, who slowly revolved between them and the great mirror, in a full winter costume of the latest fashion.
Leo Hunter greater pleasure, if her guests saw a gentleman of your celebrity in his own costume, rather than in an assumed one.
They stride along these streets, in single file, a dozen in a train, with heavy loads on their backs, and a fancy-looking negro in Turkish costume, or an Arab, preceding them on a little donkey and completely overshadowed and rendered insignificant by the huge beasts.
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"Your costume looks as if you might have come out of the penitentiary."
Maggie wondered at the splendor of the costume and lost herself in calculations of the cost of the silks and laces.
The man liked the European costume, and ere long Passepartout issued from his shop accoutred in an old Japanese coat, and a sort of one-sided turban, faded with long use.
He was in a most elegant hunting costume; and Monsieur and the other nobles were dressed like him.