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   Cos·tume

   noun

   • 1. a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period: "authentic Elizabethan costumes" Similar outfitensemblesuitdressclothingattiregarbuniformliveryarrayregaliaclothesgarmentsrobesinformal:getupgeartogsgarmsdudsglad ragsclobberkitstriprig-outthreadsformal:apparelliterary:raimenthabilimentsarchaic:vestmentsvesturehabit
   • ▪ a set of clothes worn by an actor or other performer for a particular role or by someone attending a masquerade: "a nun's costume"
   • ▪ a set of clothes, especially a woman's ensemble, for a particular occasion or purpose; an outfit: "a chic black costume and white fur wrap"

   verb

   • 1. dress (someone) in a particular set of clothes: "the dolls are elaborately costumed in fancy nineteenth-century dresses"

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from French, from Italian costume ‘custom, fashion, habit’, from Latin consuetudo (see custom).

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