Costume

Noun

 * 1) A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.
 * 2) An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc.
 * 3) A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season.

Verb

 * 1) To dress or adorn with a costume or appropriate garb.

Adjectives for Costume
charming; brilliant; fetching; clever; intriguing;  perfect;   gorgeous;   colorful; nativity; ornamented; elaborate; unconventional; indelicate; inappropriate; convict-like; native; flamboyant; ballet; bizarre; theatrical; local; allegorical; crepe-paper; abbreviated; authentic; gala; billowing; stiff; characteristic; gaudy; lavish; fantastic; lugubrious; variegated; rhetorical; exquisite; daring; singular; mournful; picturesque; old-fashioned; grotesque; embroidered;   quaint;   antique;   swagger; flattering; jacketed; capricious.

Verbs for Costume
array in—; attire in—; change—; deck in—; design—; devise—; disguise in—; divest of—; don—; embroider—; fashion—; launder—; mend—; model—; parade in—; pose in—; recognize—; tailor—; trim—; —dazzles; —enhances; —interprets; —symbolizes.

Derived terms

 * costumal
 * costume drama


 * costume jewellery
 * costume party


 * costumer, costumier
 * national costume

Thesaurus
accouter, apparel, array, attire, ballet skirt, bedizenment, bib and tucker, blackface, buskin, cap and bells, caparison, clothes, clothing, clown white, disguise, drapery, dress, dressing, duds, equip, fashion, fatigues, feathers, fig, fit, fit out, frock, garb, garments, gear, getup, greasepaint, guise, habiliment, habit, investiture, investment, kit, linen, livery, makeup, masquerade, motley, outfit, practical piece, prop, property, rags, raiment, rig, rig out, rig up, robes, sock, sportswear, style, suit, theatrical makeup, threads, tights, togs, toilette, trim, turn out, tutu, uniform, vestment, vesture, wear, wearing apparel

Etymology
< costume: <  costuma: <  costuma:, ultimately <  consuetudo:; see custom, which is a doublet of costume.

Noun

 * Bulgarian: носия
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: (fúzhuāng)
 * Dutch: kostuum, klederdracht
 * French:
 * German:


 * Hungarian:
 * Macedonian: костум, носија (folk)
 * Russian:, наряд
 * Scottish Gaelic: culaidh, èideadh
 * Serbian:
 * Spanish:


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: (xìzhuāng)
 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,


 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Russian:, наряд


 * Bulgarian:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: (fúzhuāng)
 * Dutch: kostuum, klederdracht
 * French:


 * German:
 * Hungarian: ,
 * Russian:, наряд
 * Scottish Gaelic: culaidh, èideadh
 * Spanish:

Verb

 * Dutch: ,

Noun

 * 1) A style of dress characteristic of a particular country, period or people
 * 2) An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress
 * 3) A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or task
 * 4) A suit worn by a man

Noun

 * 1) A custom, habit
 * 2) A costume
 * 3) A swimsuit

Synonyms

 * (custom) usanza, uso, abitudine
 * (swimsuit) costume da bagno

Derived terms

 * costume da bagno
 * costume nazionale
 * costumista
 * in costume adamitico

Anagrams

 * mescuto

Noun

 * 1) custom
 * 2) * circa 1200, author unknown, Aucassin et Nicolette
 * il n'est mie costume que nos entrocions li uns l'autre.
 * it is not our habit to kill each other.

Descendants

 * English: ,
 * French: ,

Noun

 * 1) A custom
 * 2) A costume

Noun
costume