costume - WordReference.com Dictionary of English (original) (raw)

| See Also: costermonger costing costive costly costmary Costner costo- costotome costotomy costrel costume [costume jewelry](/definition/costume jewelry) costumer costumery costumier costuming cosy Cosyra cot [cot death](/definition/cot death) Cotabato Recent searches: View All | Listen: Inflections of '' (v): (⇒ conjugate)costumesv 3rd person singular costumingv pres p costumedv past costumedv past p WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026cos•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 © 2026cos•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 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 costumeshort for vb (transitive) to furnish the costumes for (a show, film, etc) to dress (someone) in a costumeEtymology: 18th Century: from French, from Italian: dress, habit, custom 'costume' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations): | | | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |