costume
Meaning
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- A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.
- An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc.
- A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season.
Synonyms
suit of clothes
swimming suit
national dress
rigout
personal appearance
appropriate dress
endue
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈkɒs.tjuːm/
Etymology
Borrowed from French costume, from Italian costume, from Latin consuētūdō (“custom, habit”). Doublet of consuetude and custom. Verb circa 1802, perhaps modelled on French costumer.
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