costume
Listen:Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
costume/ˈkɒstjuːm/
▶noun a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period.
■ a set of clothes worn by an actor or performer for a role.
■ Brit. dated a woman's matching jacket and skirt.
▶verb dress in a particular set of clothes.– origin C18: from Fr., from Ital. costume ‘custom, fashion, habit’, from L. consuetudo (see custom).
'costume' also found in these Oxford entries:
accustom
- bathing suit
- bunny
- clown
- cosplay
- cossie
- costume drama
- costume jewellery
- costumier
- diamanté
- dirndl
- dress
- fancy dress
- harlequin
- Juliet cap
- motley
- oratorio
- Pierrot
- rig
- ruff
- swimming costume
- swimsuit
- tog
- tutu
- wardrobe
