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    [Noun]  | "cos*tume" | \ ˈkä-ˌstüm \


    1: the prevailing fashion in coiffure, jewelry, and apparel of a period, country, or class

    2: an outfit worn to create the appearance characteristic of a particular period, person, place, or thing

    3: a person's ensemble of outer garments; especially : a woman's ensemble of dress with coat or jacket


    Origin: 1668 ;

     French, from Italian, custom, dress, from Latin consuetudin-, consuetudo custom {mat|custom|};

    [Noun]  | "costume jewelry" 


    1: jewelry designed for wear with current fashions and usually made of inexpensive materials


    Origin: 1907 ;

    [Noun]  | "costume drama" 


    1: a movie that is set in the past in which the actors are dressed like people from the past

    [Noun]  | "bathing costume" 


    1: a garment worn for swimming or bathing : bathing suit, swimsuit


    Origin: circa 1832 ;

    [Noun]  | "national costume" 


    1: the traditional clothing of a country

    [Noun]  | "swimming costume" 


    1: special clothing that women and girls wear for swimming : swimsuit

    [Verb]  | "cos*tume" | \ kä-ˈstüm \


    1: to provide with a costume

    2: to design costumes for


    Origin: 1802 ;

    [Adjective]  | "cos*tume" | \ ˈkä-ˌstüm \


    1: characterized by the use of costumes

    2: suitable for or enhancing the effect of a particular costume


    Origin: 1800 ;

    [Idiom]  | "in costume" 


    1: wearing a costume

    [Adjective]  | "costume" 


    [Noun]  | "costume" 


    1: clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation;


      * e.g., " ... a tuxedo is the only acceptable costume for men attending a formal event "



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    2: clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else;


      * e.g., " ... Halloween costumes that caricature some of the celebrities created by the media over the past year "



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    [Verb]  | "costume" 


    1: to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes;


      * e.g., " ... the days when people, costumed in their Sunday best, would parade along the grand avenue on Easter "





     [ "costume" ]

    1: An outfit which one normally wears for special occasions or functions, outside of personal formality or professionalism (except in a few cases, such as actors and mascots), which tends to deviate from one's personal style; a costume is often worn as a representation or reference of either a fictional or famous Person, Animal, or Idea (such as an emotion, a sentient monster, or a place). They can be hand-made or professionally tailored - likewise, they can be made of anything, from cardboard and Solo Cups to silk and velvet. There is also a market for Pet Costumes.

      * e.g.,  ... In some American and European Countries, many people observe Halloween by dawning costumes in the likeness of animals, celebrities, monsters, witches, emergency personnel, and pop culture icons like a glass of beer or a dildo. At certain expositions, it is also common, if not customary, to wear a costume. Such events include various Anime Conventions (Anime Expo), (San Diego/NewYork) Comic Con, and Furry Conventions (AnthroCon). You can make a Chihuahua look like an ally cat. 

     [ "costume" ]

    1: an outfit...the clothes you wore outside your house

      * e.g.,  ... "Throw on some drawers and pick out a costume 

     [ "costume" ]

    1: The use of perfume or cologne to hide the smell weed.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: What's that smell? Guy 2: That's probably my costume I had to put it on I just boxed the car. Guy 1: Logical. 

     [ "costume" ]

    1: Someone that puts up a front. Somone pretending to be someone or something else and it is not even Halloween. Puting on a Costume for us sort of speak.

      * e.g.,  ... Look at this guy what a Costume! 

     [ "Costumer" ]

    1: A person or company that makes or supplies costumes. Often confused with customer.

      * e.g.,  ... I went to see the local costumer to get my costume. I was his first customer of the day. 

     [ "costumized" ]

    1: A verb that doesn't exist.

      * e.g.,  ... No Kelly, "costumized"" isn't a word. 

     [ "Costume" ]

    1: A costume is when your lack of clothes represents a person, place or thing.

      * e.g.,  ... My dog's costume was being naked so she looked like the Taco Bell dog. 

     [ "Halloween costume" ]

    1: A slutty outfit that you really shouldn't be wearing on any other day than Halloween, unless you're in Seaside Heights.

      * e.g.,  ... Snooki was wearing a total Halloween costume at Karma last night. 

     [ "Spider Costume" ]

    1: An outfit donned by either losers, freaks, or Peter Parker. One can tell if the costume is worn by a loser or a freak, as they will have attached false legs to it to simulate the eight legs of an arachnid. On the other hand, when the costume is worn by Peter Parker, he then becomes Spider-Man. It will be very obvious when this happens because of the undoubted element of badass appeal, and the fact that the wearer will most likely be fighting crime and/or swinging from building.

      * e.g.,  ... John: I'm wearing a Spider Costume! Look at my eight legs! 

     [ "Cat Costume" ]

    1: A costume worn by a female while seducing Big Tuck in his house with French Maids inside the Boom Room.

      * e.g.,  ... "Yellows dance there in cat costumes." 

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