costume

²cos·tume

verb
\käs-ˈtüm, -ˈtyüm also -ˈchüm; or ˈkäs-ˌ or -təm\

cos·tumedcos·tum·ing

Definition of COSTUME

transitive verb

1

: to provide with a costume

2

: to design costumes for <costume a play>

Examples of COSTUME

1. <the days when people, costumed in their Sunday best, would parade along the grand avenue on Easter>

First Known Use of COSTUME

1823

Related to COSTUME

Synonyms: apparel, array, attire, bedeck, caparison, clothe, deck (out), do up, dress, dress up, enrobe, garb, garment, get up, gown, habit, invest, rig (out), robe, suit, tog (up or out), toilet, vesture

Antonyms: disarray, disrobe, strip, unclothe, undress, untruss [archaic]

Related Words: cloak, frock, jacket, mantle, vest; drape, enswathe, hap [dialect], huddle, swaddle, swathe, wrap; accoutre (or accouter), bedight [archaic], equip, furnish, habilitate, outfit, tailor, uniform; dress down, underdress

Near Antonyms: denude, divest, uncover, undrape, unveil

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Other Clothing Terms

babushka, brogue, bumbershoot, cravat, dishabille, furbelow, layette, raiment, spectator