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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024cos•tume /ˈkɑstum, -tyum/USA pronunciation n., v., -tumed, -tum•ing, adj. n. - Clothingstyle of dress typical of a particular nation, group, or historical period: [countable]peasants in their native costumes.[uncountable]the costume of the Revolutionary War days.
- Clothing clothing of period, place, etc., or for a particular occasion such as a party:[countable]The circus clown put on his costume.
- Clothing[countable] a set of garments selected for wear at a single time;
outfit;
ensemble.
v. [~ + object] - to provide with a costume;
dress.
adj. [before a noun] - Clothingof or characterized by the wearing of costumes: a costume party.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024cos•tume (n. kos′to̅o̅m, -tyo̅o̅m;v. ko sto̅o̅m′, -styo̅o̅m′),USA pronunciation n., v., -tumed, -tum•ing, adj. n. - Clothinga style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, esp. that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
- Clothingdress or garb characteristic of another period, place, person, etc., as worn on the stage or at balls.
- Clothingfashion of dress appropriate to a particular occasion or season:dancing costume; winter costume.
- Clothinga set of garments, esp. women's garments, selected for wear at a single time;
outfit;
ensemble.
v.t. - Clothingto dress;
furnish with a costume;
provide appropriate dress for:to costume a play.
adj. - Clothingof or characterized by the wearing of costumes:a costume party.
- Clothingmeant for use with or appropriate to a specific costume:costume accessories.
- Italian: usage, habit, dress; doublet of custom
- French
- 1705–15
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See dress.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: costume /ˈkɒstjuːm/ n - a complete style of dressing, including all the clothes, accessories, etc, worn at one time, as in a particular country or period; dress
- 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
vb (transitive)- to furnish the costumes for (a show, film, etc)
- to dress (someone) in a costume
Etymology: 18th Century: from French, from Italian: dress, habit, custom |