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clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation
- a tuxedo is the only acceptable costume for men attending a formal event
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clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else
- Halloween costumes that caricature some of the "celebrities" created by the media over the past year
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of costume (Entry 2 of 3)
to outfit with clothes and especially fine or special clothes
- the days when people, costumed in their Sunday best, would parade along the grand avenue on Easter
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adjectiveSynonyms & Antonyms of costume (Entry 3 of 3)
as in costumey
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“Costume.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costume. Accessed 18 Jun. 2021.
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The first known use of costume was in 1668
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