cos·tume (k s t m , -tym)n. 1. A style of dress, including garments, accessories, and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period, or people. 2. An outfit or a disguise worn on Mardi Gras, Halloween, or similar occasions. 3. A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season. tr.v. (k -stm, -stym, kstm, -tym) cos·tumed, cos·tum·ing, cos·tumes 1. To put a costume on; dress. 2. To design or furnish costumes for. [French, from Italian, style, dress, from Latin c  nsu t d, custom; see custom.] |
costume [ˈkɒstjuːm]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a complete style of dressing, including all the clothes, accessories, etc., worn at one time, as in a particular country or period; dress national costume
2. (Clothing & Fashion) Old-fashioned a woman's suit
3. (Clothing & Fashion) a set of clothes, esp unusual or period clothes, worn in a play by an actor or at a fancy dress ball a jester's costume
4. (Clothing & Fashion) short for swimming costume
vb (tr)
1. (Clothing & Fashion) to furnish the costumes for (a show, film, etc.)
2. (Clothing & Fashion) to dress (someone) in a costume
[from French, from Italian: dress, habit, custom]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  costume - the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best costume"attire, garb, dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" wardrobe - collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company |
| 2. | costume - 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. | costume - the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments) | |
| 4. | costume - the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class; "he wore his national costume" academic costume - a costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or students of a university or college attire, garb, dress - clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion; "formal attire"; "battle dress" rigout - a person's costume (especially if bizarre); "What a queer rigout!" | |
| Verb | 1. | costume - dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins" attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up, gussy up, overdress, prink, get up - put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" |
| 2. | costume - furnish with costumes; as for a film or play performing arts - arts or skills that require public performance |
costume
Translations
costume [ˈkɒstjuːm]
A. N
1. [of country] → traje m; (= fancy dress) → disfraz m; (= lady's suit) → traje m sastre; (= bathing costume) → bañador m, traje m de baño
2. costumes (Theat) → vestuario msing
B. CPD costume ball N → baile m de disfraces
costume designer N (Cine, TV) → diseñador(a) m/f de vestuario
costume drama N → obra f dramática de época
costume jewellery (Brit) costume jewelry (US) N → bisutería f, joyas fpl de fantasía
costume party N (US) = costume ball costume piece, costume play N = costume drama
costume designer N (Cine, TV) → diseñador(a) m/f de vestuario
costume drama N → obra f dramática de época
costume jewellery (Brit) costume jewelry (US) N → bisutería f, joyas fpl de fantasía
costume party N (US) = costume ball costume piece, costume play N = costume drama
costume [ˈkɒstjuːm] n
[actor] → costume m
(traditional) → costume m
(= lady's suit) → tailleur m
costume
costume:
costume:
costume ball
n → Kostümfest nt
costume drama
n
(= play) → Schauspiel nt → in historischen Kostümen; (= film) → Kostümfilm m, → Historienfilm m; (= series) → Serie f → in historischen Kostümen
(= genre, Theat) → Schauspiele pl → in historischen Kostümen; (Film) → Kostümfilme pl; (TV) → Serien pl → in historischen Kostümen
costume jewellery
n → Modeschmuck m
costume piece, costume play
n → Schauspiel nt → in historischen Kostümen
costume ring
n → Modeschmuckring m
costume [ˈkɒstjuːm] n (gen) → costume m (Brit) (also swimming costume) → costume da bagno
costume [ˈkɒstjuːm] n (gen) → costume m (Brit) (also swimming costume) → costume da bagno
costume [ˈkɒstjuːm] n (gen) → costume m (Brit) (also swimming costume) → costume da bagno
n costume [ˈkostjuːm]
1 an outfit, especially for a particular purpose swimming-costume. kostuum لِباس خاص костюм úbor dragt das Kostüm στολή, φορεσιά traje kostüüm لباس puku costume תִלבּוֹשֶת वेशभूषा kostim viselet kostum búningur costume ～着 복장 kostiumas kostīms kostum kostuum -drakt, –dress kostium fato costum костюм úbor noša, obleka kostim dräkt เครื่องแต่งกายสำหรับจุดประสงค์เฉพาะ kıyafet, ...kıyafeti (針對特定目的的)服裝 костюм لباس، جوڑا، پوشاک trang bị （在特定场合下穿的）全套服装, 装束
2 dress, clothes eighteenth-century costume. klere زي (وَطني) облекло kostým klædedragt; dragt das Kostüm κοστούμι, ενδυμασία traje; disfraz riietus پوشاک؛ رخت و لباس asu, puku costume תִלבּוֹשֶת पहनावा odjeća, kostim ruha pakaian klæðnaður costume 服装 의상 drabužiai, kostiumai kostīms; tērps pakaian kostuum kostyme, drakt strój traje costum одежда; костюм kostým obleka, kostum kostim kläder, klädedräkt เสื้อผ้า elbise, kostüm 洋裝，服裝 одяг ملبوسات trang phục 服装
costume → زِي, زي تَنكري kroj, maškarní kostým kostume, udklædning Kostüm, Maskenkostüm αποκριάτικη στολή, ενδυμασία disfraz, vestimenta naamiaispuku, puku costume, déguisement kostim costume 仮装服, 身なり 가장 무도회 의상, 복장 kostuum drakt, karnevalskostyme kostium, przebranie fantasia костюм, маскарадный костюм maskeradkläder เครื่องแต่งกาย, ชุดแฟนซี balo kostümü, kostüm quần áo hóa trang, trang phục 化装舞会服装, 服装
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