What is the meaning of costume?

noun

  • The attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball.
    • usage: "he won the prize for best costume"
  • Unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place.
    • usage: "in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume"
  • The prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments. )
  • The attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class.
    • usage: "he wore his national costume"

verb

  • Dress in a costume.
    • usage: "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"
  • Furnish with costumes; as for a film or play. .
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APAWordNet. (2010). costume. Retrieved September 22, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/costume/definitions/1202973
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