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List of meaning for costume

the common attire worn in a certain place, time and country

costume(noun)

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

"he won the prize for best costume"

costume(noun)

unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place

"in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume"

costume(noun)

the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)

costume(verb)

the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class

"he wore his national costume"

costume, dress up(verb)

dress in a costume

"We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"

costume(verb)

furnish with costumes; as for a film or play

clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation

a tuxedo is the only acceptable costume for men attending a formal event

clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else

Halloween costumes that caricature some of the "celebrities" created by the media over the past year

to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes

the days when people, costumed in their Sunday best, would parade along the grand avenue on Easter

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