| NOUN | artifact | costume | the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball |
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| artifact | costume | unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place | |
| artifact | costume | the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments) | |
| artifact | costume | the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class | |
| VERB | body | costume, dress up | dress in a costume |
| possession | costume | furnish with costumes |
| Sounds | kaastuw'm; kaa'stuwm | |
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| Rhymes | abloom ... zoom: 56 rhymes with uwm... | |
| Meaning | The attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball. | |
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| Example | "he won the prize for best costume" | |
| Parts | wardrobe | collection of costumes belonging to a theatrical company |
| Narrower | fancy dress, masquerade, masquerade costume | A costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party |
| Broader | attire, garb, dress | clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion |
| Spanish | disfraz, traje | |
| Meaning | unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place. | |
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| Example | "in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume" | |
| Broader | attire, garb, dress | clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion |
| Meaning | The prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments). | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | attire, garb, dress | clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion |
| Spanish | traje | |
| Meaning | The attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class. | |
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| Example | "he wore his national costume" | |
| Narrower | academic costume | A costume worn on formal occasions by the faculty or students of a university / university or college |
| rigout | A person's costume (especially if bizarre) | |
| Broader | attire, garb, dress | clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion |
| Verbs | costume | dress in a costume |
| Meaning | Dress in a costume. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonym | dress up | |
| Broader | dress, clothe, enclothe, garb, raiment, tog, garment, habilitate, fit out, apparel | Provide with clothes or put clothes on |
| Similar to | overdress, dress up, fig out, fig up, deck up, gussy up, fancy up, trick up, deck out, trick out, prink, attire, get up, rig out, tog up, tog out | Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive |
| Spanish | disfrazar | |
| Catalan | disfressar-se | |
| Nouns | costume | the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class |
| Meaning | Furnish with costumes; as for a film or play. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Category | performing arts | arts or skills that require public performance |
| Broader | supply, provide, render, furnish | Give something useful or necessary to |
| Spanish | vestir | |
| Nouns | costumer | someone who designs or supplies costumes (as for a play or masquerade) |
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