costume

Nouns

  • (n) the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
    • he won the prize for best costume
  • (n) 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
  • (n) the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)
  • (n) the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class
    • he wore his national costume

Verbs

  • (v) dress in a costume
    • We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins
    dress up,
  • (v) furnish with costumes; as for a film or play

Synonyms

dress up

Words of close approximity

costumed costume designer costumer