Definition of costume

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  • costume is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 11
  • costume is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 11
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Definition of costume

  • dress in a costume (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. dress up
  • furnish with costumes; as for a film or play (verb)
  • the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class (noun)

    Examples

    1. he wore his national costume
  • the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball (noun)

    Examples

    1. he won the prize for best costume
  • the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments) (noun)
  • unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place (noun)

    Examples

    1. in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume

See definition of costume in Merriam Webster