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costume en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɑs.təm/ (General-American)
• /ˈkɒs.t͡ʃuːm/ (UK)
• /ˈkɒs.tjuːm/ (UK)
• /ˈkɑsˌt͡ʃum/ (General-American)
• /ˈkɑsˌt(j)um/ (General-American)
• (US) audio
• /ˈkɑs.tʊm/ (General-American)

Etymology

Borrowed from French costume, from Italian costume, from Latin consuētūdō (“custom, habit”). Doublet of consuetude, custom, and kastom. Verb circa 1802, perhaps modelled on French costumer.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.
   • The apology came after a netizen claimed Soberano was supposedly doing a black face, but the latter said, in defense, it was just a “costume.” 2019, Krissy Aguilar, “Liza Soberano Apologizes for Comments on ‘Black Face’”, in Philippine Daily Inquirer:
   • the sight of thousands of people gathered to watch men walk the streets openly in female costume 1971, Tonie Metie, “Unmasquerade”, in Body Politic, number 1, page 1:
2. (countable, uncountable) An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc.
   • We wore gorilla costumes to the party.
3. (countable, uncountable) A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season.
   • The bride wore a grey going-away costume.
4. (countable, uncountable) A swimming costume.
   • They call their bathing suits down there "costumes." 1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer:

Forms

Deriveds

costume change · bathing costume · costumier · costumal · costume drama · cossie · costumist · costumery · academic costume · costume party · costumey · costume jewellery · costumer · costumic · national costume · costume jewelry · costumeless · swimming costume · my culture is not your costume · domino costume

Relateds

custom · customary · uniform

Synonyms

getup · outfit

Translations (144)

pl kostium (disguise) · ro costumație (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · scn custumi (disguise) · nl klederdracht (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · ja 着包み (disguise) · hi पोशाक (dress of a particular country, period or people) · ru костю́м (disguise) · gl traxe (dress of a particular country, period or people) · nl klederdracht (dress of a particular country, period or people) · ru наря́д (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · fi asu (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · tk kostýum (dress of a particular country, period or people) · tr kostüm (dress of a particular country, period or people) · fi puku (disguise) · mk носија (dress of a particular country, period or people) · nb klesdrakt (dress of a particular country, period or people) · nn klesdrakt (dress of a particular country, period or people) · hu ruha (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · es traje (dress of a particular country, period or people) · ms kostum (dress of a particular country, period or people) · ko 의상 (dress of a particular country, period or people) · az kostyum (dress of a particular country, period or people) · he לְבוּשׁ (dress of a particular country, period or people) · fr costume (dress of a particular country, period or people) · sk kostým (dress of a particular country, period or people) · sh ношња (dress of a particular country, period or people) · et kostüüm (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · et kostüüm (disguise) · el κοστούμι (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · de Kostüm (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · tr kostüm (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · cmn 服裝 /服装 (dress of a particular country, period or people) · kk кәстөм (dress of a particular country, period or people) · ru наря́д (dress of a particular country, period or people) · tg костюм (dress of a particular country, period or people) · kk костюм (dress of a particular country, period or people) · cs oblek (dress of a particular country, period or people) · nn drakt (dress of a particular country, period or people) · bg костю́м (disguise) · bg костюм (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · uz kostyum (dress of a particular country, period or people) · vi quần áo (dress of a particular country, period or people) · scn vistitu (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · ru костю́м (dress of a particular country, period or people) · mk костум (dress of a particular country, period or people) · ja 服装 (dress of a particular country, period or people) · ug كاستۇم (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · vi y phục (dress of a particular country, period or people) · cs kostým (disguise) · pt traje (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · fa کاستیوم (dress of a particular country, period or people) · pl przebranie (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · gd èideadh (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · de Tracht (dress of a particular country, period or people) · sh nošnja (dress of a particular country, period or people) · ja 衣装 (dress of a particular country, period or people) · es fachas (disguise) · pt fantasia (disguise) · sv folkdräkt (dress of a particular country, period or people) · mk костим (dress of a particular country, period or people) · it costume (dress of a particular country, period or people) · el ενδυμασία (dress of a particular country, period or people) · ro costum (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · hu viselet (dress of a particular country, period or people) · da kostume (dress of a particular country, period or people) · ky костюм (dress of a particular country, period or people) · sv dräkt (disguise) · ja 衣裳 (dress of a particular country, period or people) · cmn 戲裝 /戏装 (disguise) · sl noša (dress of a particular country, period or people) · nl vermomming (disguise) · scn màscara (disguise) · sq kostum (dress of a particular country, period or people) · scn custumi (dress of a particular country, period or people) · cy costiymau (dress of a particular country, period or people) · es traje (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · fi puku (dress of a particular country, period or people) · cmn 服裝 /服装 (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · sk úbor (dress of a particular country, period or people) · fr costume (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · scn custumi (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · ro costum (disguise) · pt traje (dress of a particular country, period or people) · pl strój (dress of a particular country, period or people) · pl kostium (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · scn robbi (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · ca disfressa (disguise) · nl kostuum (disguise) · be касцю́м (dress of a particular country, period or people) · id kostum (dress of a particular country, period or people) · gd èideadh (dress of a particular country, period or people) · ja 服飾 (dress of a particular country, period or people) · sv maskeraddräkt (disguise) · hy կոստյում (dress of a particular country, period or people) · fi puku (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · cs kostým (dress of a particular country, period or people) · ru наря́д (disguise) · pl przebranie (disguise) · uk костю́м (dress of a particular country, period or people) · sv dräkt (dress of a particular country, period or people) · uk наря́д (dress of a particular country, period or people) · he תחפושת \ תַּחְפֹּשֶׂת (disguise) · it costume (disguise) · ro costum (dress of a particular country, period or people) · de Kostüm (disguise) · ka კოსტუმი (dress of a particular country, period or people) · nb kostyme (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · pri näwêê (dress of a particular country, period or people) · ko 복장 (dress of a particular country, period or people) · he חליפה (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · ar بَدْلَة (dress of a particular country, period or people) · sk oblek (dress of a particular country, period or people) · ro costumație (disguise) · ar بَذْلَة (dress of a particular country, period or people) · eo alivesto (disguise) · pt indumentária (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · ar رِدَاء (dress of a particular country, period or people) · pt costume (dress of a particular country, period or people) · nn kostyme (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · hu öltözet (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · nb drakt (dress of a particular country, period or people) · pl kostium (dress of a particular country, period or people) · bg носия (dress of a particular country, period or people) · sv dräkt (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · gd culaidh (dress of a particular country, period or people) · eo kostumo (dress of a particular country, period or people) · cy costiwm (dress of a particular country, period or people) · hu jelmez (disguise) · cmn 服飾 /服饰 (dress of a particular country, period or people) · bg костю́м (dress of a particular country, period or people) · sv kostym (dress of a particular country, period or people) · ja 仮装 (disguise) · nl kostuum (dress of a particular country, period or people) · be нара́д (dress of a particular country, period or people) · gd culaidh (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · nl kostuum (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · fr déguisement (disguise) · de Kostüm (dress of a particular country, period or people) · es disfraz (disguise) · fr costume (disguise) · ru костю́м (set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion) · hu kosztüm (disguise) · vi trang phục (dress of a particular country, period or people) · vi phục sức (dress of a particular country, period or people)

costume en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɒs.t͡ʃuːm/ (UK)
• /ˈkɒs.tjuːm/ (UK)
• /ˈkɑsˌt͡ʃum/ (General-American)
• /ˈkɑsˌt(j)um/ (General-American)
• /kɑsˈt(j)um/ (General-American)
• /kɑsˈt͡ʃum/ (General-American)
• (US) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from French costume, from Italian costume, from Latin consuētūdō (“custom, habit”). Doublet of consuetude, custom, and kastom. Verb circa 1802, perhaps modelled on French costumer.

Meanings

1. To dress or adorn with a costume or appropriate garb.
   • Seated on the carpet, by the side of this basin, was seen Mr. Rochester, costumed in shawls, with a turban on his head. His dark eyes and swarthy skin and Paynim features suited the costume exactly. He looked the very model of an Eastern emir, an agent or a victim of the bowstring. 1847 October 16, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], chapter XVIII, in Jane Eyre. […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Smith, Elder, and Co., […], →OCLC:
   • "The Chengtu revolutionaries were fantastically colourful in the Szechwanese manner—they costumed themselves as heroes of the stage and their energies were chiefly occupied in tying ropes across the main streets so that when Imperial officials rode by in their litters they would have to get down and crawl under, losing face. 1942 March, “Notes and News: Monument to a Stillborn Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 88:

Forms

Deriveds

recostume

Translations (5)

de kostümieren (dress with a costume) · pl przebierać (dress with a costume) · nl aankleden (dress with a costume) · nl uitdossen (dress with a costume) · pl przebrać (dress with a costume)