costume

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.3.3 Related terms 1.3.4 Translations 1.3.5 See also 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 External links 2 French 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.3 Verb 3 Italian 3.1 Noun 3.1.1 Synonyms 3.1.2 Derived terms 3.2 Anagrams 4 Portuguese 4.1 Noun 5 Romanian 5.1 Pronunciation 5.2 Noun

[edit] English

Wikipedia

[edit] Etymology

< French costume < Italian costuma < Mediaeval Latin costuma, ultimately < Latin consuetudo (“‘custom’”); see custom, which is a doublet of costume.

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: kŏs't(j)o͞om, IPA: /ˈkɒst(j)uːm/, SAMPA: /"kQst(j)u:m/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}

[edit] Noun

costume (plural costumes)

1. A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.

   The dancer was wearing Highland costume.

2. An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc.

   We wore gorilla costumes to the party.

3. A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season.

   The bride wore a grey going-away costume.

[edit] Synonyms

• outfit

[edit] Derived terms

• costumal
• costume drama
• costume jewellery
• costumer, costumier
• national costume

[edit] Related terms

• customary
• custom

[edit] Translations

[edit] See also

• uniform

[edit] Verb

to costume (third-person singular simple present costumes, present participle costuming, simple past and past participle costumed)

1. To dress or adorn with a costume or appropriate garb.

[edit] Translations

• Dutch: aankleden nl(nl), uitdossen nl(nl)

[edit] External links

• costume in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• costume in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

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[edit] Noun

costume m. (plural costumes)

1. A style of dress characteristic of a particular country, period or people
2. An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress
3. A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or task
4. A suit worn by a man

[edit] Verb

costume

1. first-person singular present indicative of costumer.
2. third-person singular present indicative of costumer.
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of costumer.
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of costumer.
5. second-person singular imperative of costumer.

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[edit] Noun

costume m. (plural costumi)

1. A custom, habit
2. A costume
3. A swimsuit

[edit] Synonyms

• (custom) usanza, uso, abitudine
• (swimsuit) costume da bagno

[edit] Derived terms

• costume da bagno
• costume nazionale
• costumista
• in costume adamitico

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of cemostu
• mescuto

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[edit] Noun

costume m. (plural costumes)

1. (use) A custom
2. (clothing) A costume

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[edit] Romanian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /kos.'tu.me/

[edit] Noun

costume n. pl.

1. Plural form of costum.