Dictionary Check: costume

"costume" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 14 points

Definition

noun

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

Example: "he won the prize for best costume"
noun

unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place

Example: "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)

noun

the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class

Example: "he wore his national costume"
verb

dress in a costume

Example: "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"
Synonyms:
verb

furnish with costumes; as for a film or play

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