costumicadj.
/kɒˈstjuːmɪk/, /kəˈstjuːmɪk/, /kɒˈstʃuːmɪk/, /kəˈstʃuːmɪk/, U.S. /kɑˈst(j)umɪk/ Of or relating to costume or fashion. Also: in costume.
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lightc1230
round1402
side-necked1430
wanton1489
Spanish1530
tucked1530
lustya1555
civil1582
open-breasted1598
full1601
everlasting1607
sheeten1611
nothinga1616
burly1651
pin-up1677
slouching1691
double-breasted1701
negligée1718
translated1727
uniform1746
undress1777
single-breasted1796
unworn1798
mamalone1799
costumic1801
safeguard1822
Tom and Jerry1830
lightweight1837
fancy dress1844
wrap-1845
hen-skin1846
Mary Stuart1846
well-cut1849
mousquetaire1851
empire1852
costumary1853
solid1859
spring weight1869
Henri II1870
western1881
hard-boiled1882
man-of-war1883
Henley1886
demi-season1890
Gretchen1890
toreador1892
crossover1893
French cut1896
drifty1897
boxy1898
Buster Brown1902
Romney1903
modistic1907
Peter Pan1908
classic1909
Fauntleroy1911
baby doll1912
flared1928
flare1929
tuck-in1929
unpressed1932
Edwardian1934
swingy1937
topless1937
wraparound1937
dressed-down1939
cover-up1942
Sun Yat-sen1942
utility1942
non-utility1948
sudsable1951
off-the-shoulder1953
peasant1953
flareless1954
A-line1955
matador1955
stretch1956
wash-and-wear1959
layered1962
Tom Jones1964
Carnaby Street1965
Action Man1966
Mao-style1967
wear-dated1968
thermal1970
bondage1980
swaggery1980
hoochie1990
mitumba1990
kinderwhore1994
1801 Gentleman's Mag. Jan. 40/2 A Parade band of musick in full march loudly wound up the whole of this theatre's costumic appropriations.
1834 C. F. Partington National Hist. & Views London 19 Near the jamb are small costumic statues, supposed to represent king Henry II. and his queen.
1891 World (N.Y.) 5 Apr. 31/2 The..game of lawn tennis owes its success as much for its costumic opportunities as for the pleasure of the play.
1922 Music News 26 May 10/3 The costumic beauty of these ballets and dances was extraordinarily effective.
1993 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 13 Nov. 18 The frankly inadvisable costumic indiscretions of the mid-80s.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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