costume
noun
1. the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
- he won the prize for best costume
Definition categories: man–made, attire, dress, garb
2. 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
Definition categories: man–made, attire, dress, garb
3. the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)
Definition categories: man–made, attire, dress, garb
4. the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class
- he wore his national costume
Definition categories: man–made, attire, dress, garb
Sentences with costume as a noun:
- The dancer was wearing Highland costume.
- We wore gorilla costumes to the party.
- The bride wore a grey going-away costume.