Definitions for costume
ˈkɒs tum, -tyum; kɒˈstum, -ˈstyumcos·tume

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. costumenoun

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

   "he won the prize for best costume"

2. costumenoun

   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"

3. costumenoun

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

4. costumeverb

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

   "he wore his national costume"

5. costume, dress upverb

   dress in a costume

   "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"

6. costumeverb

   furnish with costumes; as for a film or play

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. costumenoun

   A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.

   The dancer was wearing Highland costume.

2. costumenoun

   An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc.

   We wore gorilla costumes to the party.

3. costumenoun

   A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season.

   The bride wore a grey going-away costume.

4. costumeverb

   To dress or adorn with a costume or appropriate garb.

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

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Costume

   Costume is the distinctive style of dress or cosmetic of an individual or group that reflects class, gender, profession, ethnicity, nationality, activity or epoch. In short costume is a cultural visual of the people. The term also was traditionally used to describe typical appropriate clothing for certain activities, such as riding costume, swimming costume, dance costume, and evening costume. Appropriate and acceptable costume is subject to changes in fashion and local cultural norms. "But sable is worn more in carriages, lined with real lace over ivory satin, and worn over some smart costume suitable for an afternoon reception." A Woman's Letter from London (23 November 1899). This general usage has gradually been replaced by the terms "dress", "attire", "robes" or "wear" and usage of "costume" has become more limited to unusual or out-of-date clothing and to attire intended to evoke a change in identity, such as theatrical, Halloween, and mascot costumes. Before the advent of ready-to-wear apparel, clothing was made by hand. When made for commercial sale it was made, as late as the beginning of the 20th century, by "costumiers", often women who ran businesses that met the demand for complicated or intimate female costume, including millinery and corsetry.

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1. costume

   A costume is a set of clothes or attire worn by an individual that is intended to represent a specific character, profession, culture, or period. This can often be seen in theatrical performances, movies, parties, Halloween, and other events where dressing up as someone or something else is encouraged.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Costumenoun

   dress in general; esp., the distinctive style of dress of a people, class, or period

2. Costumenoun

   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. Costumenoun

   a character dress, used at fancy balls or for dramatic purposes

4. Etymology: [F. costume, It. costume custom, dress, fr. L. consuetumen (not found), for consuetudo custom. See Custom, and cf. Consuetude.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Costume

   The term costume can refer to wardrobe and dress in general, or to the distinctive style of dress of a particular people, class, or period. Costume may also refer to the artistic arrangement of accessories in a picture, statue, poem, or play, appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances represented or described, or to a particular style of clothing worn to portray the wearer as a character or type of character other than their regular persona at a social event such as a masquerade, a fancy dress party or in an artistic theatrical performance.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Costume

   kos-tūm′, or kos′tūm, n. the manner of dressing prevalent at a particular period or place: dress, esp. a woman's dress.—v.t. to dress.—p.adj. Costumed′.—ns. Costum′er, Costum′ier, one who makes or deals in costumes. [Fr.,—It.,—Low L. costuma—L. consuetudo, custom.]

Matched Categories

1. • Attire
   • Performing Arts
   • Supply

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'costume' in Nouns Frequency: #2747

Usage in printed sourcesFrom: 

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How to pronounce costume?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say costume in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of costume in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of costume in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of costume in a Sentence

1. Joshua Greene:

   A lot of the pictures were just candids that he shot at an unexpected [time], [That occurred] during the shoot or even between when she was just sitting around and having a cup of tea or coffee or when she was casually relaxing… She was always comfortable with Milton. He wanted to take pictures of her almost as a character actress [in costume]… And these photos weren’t for a particular assignment. They were explorations… In time he got to know her in a more intimate way and she got to see herself portrayed in ways other than Hollywood style.

2. Rhonda Shear:

   How, if I was a serious actress, I would have never taken a commercial … I was nervous, but I told him I had permission from everyone. He said, ‘ Well, you did n’t get it from me. ’ He then walked out and left me with my costume in hand … They did n’t blackball me, but I never heard from ‘ Happy Days ’ again.

3. Bonnie Wright:

   I'm really interested in acting but I think I still want to get to high school to study off a degree. I think maybe something involving art because I'm really interested in the film industry now, from being in it. Maybe something artwise in the film, behind the camera, not so much in front of it. Maybe more in costume or set design and things like that.

4. Irene Chavez:

   A staff member did appear briefly in the emergency department on Dec. 25th wearing an air-powered costume, any exposure, if it occurred, would have been completely innocent, and quite accidental, as the individual had no Covid symptoms and only sought to lift the spirits of those around them during what is a very stressful time.

5. Thomas Steinemann:

   People who wear costume contacts or colored contacts that they find at the dollar store or the flea market usually end up in my office needing treatment of some kind, i see patients all the time who come in who may wear colored lenses and they talk about how they’re not comfortable and they ca n’t always see well.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=costume
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Costume
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costume
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/costume
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=costume
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=costume
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=costume