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| cos·tume [ kós tm ] |
noun (plural cos·tumes) |
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1. theatrical clothes: clothes worn to make a person look like somebody or something else, especially in a theatrical performance
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2. regional or historical dress: the clothes traditionally worn in a particular place or during a particular period in the past
  national costume
18th-century costume
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3. clothes for particular activity: the clothing appropriate for a particular activity
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transitive verb (past and past participle cos·tumed, present participle cos·tum·ing, 3rd person present singular cos·tumes) |
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1. put somebody in costume: to provide somebody with a costume
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2. provide costumes for show: to provide clothes for a theatrical production
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| [Early 18th century. Via French< Italian costume, literally "custom, fashion" < Latin consuetudin- (see custom)] |
