costume jewelry

noun

: jewelry designed for wear with current fashions and usually made of inexpensive materials

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Three wedding dresses, a go-go dress, and clothing accessories, such as hats, collars and costume jewelry, are also on display. —

Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 June 2026 One project involved using a mother’s costume jewelry for her birds, with each of the mother’s daughters getting a bird with the keepsakes incorporated. —

Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026 Despite her access to a jewelry box most could only dream of, Princess Diana also delighted in wearing costume jewelry. —

Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 June 2026 Vintage costume jewelry is not automatically cheap either, since many pieces were well made and designer-signed, with maker’s marks hidden on a clasp or behind a brooch. —

Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for costume jewelry

Word History

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of costume jewelry was in 1907

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