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costume

/ costume /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
"he won the prize for best costume"
Type of:
attire garb dress
Kinds of:
fancy dress masquerade masquerade costume wardrobe
noun Sense 2
the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class
"he wore his national costume"
Type of:
attire garb dress
Kinds of:
academic costume rigout
Derived:
dress up
noun Sense 3
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"
Type of:
attire garb dress
noun Sense 4
the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)
Type of:
attire garb dress
verb Sense 5
dress in a costume
"We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"
Type of:
dress clothe enclothe
Verb group:
dress up fig out fig up deck up gussy up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 6
furnish with costumes; as for a film or play
Type of:
supply provide render
Derived:
costumier costumer costume designer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
performing arts
Semantic Complexity
75%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
33
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

attire garb dress fancy dress masquerade masquerade costume wardrobe academic costume rigout clothe enclothe supply