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costume
noun
verb
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
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noun
the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
“he won the prize for best costume”
noun
the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class
“he wore his national costume”
noun
unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place
“in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume”
noun
the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)
verb
dress in a costume
“We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins”
verb
furnish with costumes; as for a film or play
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he won the prize for best costume
he wore his national costume
in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume
We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins