meaning of costume
1. Dress in general; esp. , the distinctive style of dress of a people, class, or period.
2. Such an arrangement of accessories, as in a picture, statue, poem, or play, as is appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances represented or described.
3. A character dress, used at fancy balls or for dramatic purposes.
4. the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best
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Related Words
costume | costume designer | costumed | costumer |
