costume
costume
(kŏsʹtm, -tym) noun
1.
A prevalent fashion of dress, including garments, accessories, and hairstyle.
2.
a. A style of dress characteristic of a particular country, period, or people, often worn in a play or at a masquerade. b. An outfit or a disguise worn on Mardi Gras, Halloween, or similar occasions: Dressed up as a gigantic chicken, she won the prize for the best costume.
3. A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season.
noun
, attributive.
Often used to modify another noun: a costume ball; a costume play.
verb
, transitive
costumed
, costuming, costumes (kŏ-stmʹ, -stymʹ, kŏsʹtm, -tym)
1.
To put a costume on; dress.
2.
To design or furnish costumes for.
[French, from Italian, style, dress, from Latin cōnsuētūdō, custom. See
custom.]