Noun > Costume

Noun > Costume

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1 : the clothes that are worn by someone (such as an actor) who is trying to look like a different person or thing

children in their Halloween costumes

a colorful clown costume

2 : the clothes worn by a group of people especially during a particular time in the past

a formal 18th-century Japanese costume

The dancers were dressed in their national costumes. (=the clothing that is traditional in their countries)

3 : British : SWIMSUIT

costumed adjective

costumed actors