See Also: bal costume(dictionary)
costume(dictionary)
costume(dictionary)
bathing costume(dictionary)
costume drama(dictionary)
costume jewellery(dictionary)
national costume(dictionary)
swimming costume(dictionary)

costume (oh)



[Date: 1700-1800; Language: French; Origin: Italian, 'custom, dress', from Latin consuetudo; CUSTOM1]
[C] a set of clothes worn by an actor or by someone to make them look like something such as an animal, famous person etc
-see also outfit outfit
::The film featured lavish costumes and spectacular sets.
::Hallowe'en costumes
[U and C] clothes that are typical of a particular place or period of time in the past
::The dancers were all in national costume .
::performers dressed in period costume (=the clothes of a period of history)
[C] BrE a swimming costume