as in clothing
covering for the human body
a museum exhibit devoted to the costumery of women since the classical period
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Recent Examples of costumery
While the costumery was slightly more restrained than, say, a Met Gala, at the same time there was a back-to-school festival feel to the outfits.
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Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
And a fine piece of costumery should be seen parading, Rush adds.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 7 July 2022
The Met Gala, in full ostentatious, crowd-pleasing costumery, returned this week, flooding the fashion news cycle.
—New York Times, 11 May 2022
These included the use of certain modest Indian fashions (including sarees and kameez) in series that parallel costumery in postcolonial Hindi films.
—Katie Young, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2021
Bag of Donuts and the Chee-Weez delivered amazing song selections, elaborate costumery and makeup, and generally unstoppable showmanship.
—al, 1 Mar. 2020
Credit Queen Latifah, who suffered from tentacular costumery as Ursula the Sea Witch.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 6 Nov. 2019
The first to appear is Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon), offering a daffy, kinetic spin on a fairy godmother, right down to her confectionary costumery.
—Christopher Orr, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2018
Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
And a fine piece of costumery should be seen parading, Rush adds.
—Will Tizard, Variety, 7 July 2022
The Met Gala, in full ostentatious, crowd-pleasing costumery, returned this week, flooding the fashion news cycle.
—New York Times, 11 May 2022
These included the use of certain modest Indian fashions (including sarees and kameez) in series that parallel costumery in postcolonial Hindi films.
—Katie Young, Quartz, 20 Mar. 2021
Bag of Donuts and the Chee-Weez delivered amazing song selections, elaborate costumery and makeup, and generally unstoppable showmanship.
—al, 1 Mar. 2020
Credit Queen Latifah, who suffered from tentacular costumery as Ursula the Sea Witch.
—Darren Franich, EW.com, 6 Nov. 2019
The first to appear is Mrs. Whatsit (Reese Witherspoon), offering a daffy, kinetic spin on a fairy godmother, right down to her confectionary costumery.
—Christopher Orr, The Atlantic, 9 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for costumery
Noun
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These are some of the examples of the feedback a new crop of artificial intelligence apps might give a prospective customer trying on clothing ahead of a purchase, and in the process, reduce the chances of a product being returned to a store.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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Police recently clarified she was last seen wearing a white T-shirt, light blue jeans and white sneakers with a black stripe, updating an earlier description of different clothing.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Soon, Gonzales asked about her bedroom attire in a series of texts in which the two talked about an in-person meeting at the campaign aide's home.—
Bayliss Wagner,
San Antonio Express-News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Daniel Craig is spotted in business attire on set in Athens, Greece on April 2 for his upcoming Damien Chazelle movie.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
7 Apr. 2026
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She was described as being in her early 20s to late 30s, 5-feet-4, 135 pounds and was wearing a multi-colored short dress with a gray sweater and a bracelet of black and yellow rubber with two keys.—
Angie DiMichele,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Apr. 2026
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Sweeney, wearing a white archival Pierre Cardin dress, also made her way to her own seat, joining her current beau, Scooter Braun, and greeting him with a quick kiss.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
8 Apr. 2026
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In 2023, True Religion commissioned Saba to design and manufacture an in-house apparel collection, named the Woodstock Collection.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Extended sizes for women’s apparel on Target’s website fell 37% from March 2025 to March 2026, with a 30% downturn in just the past six months, according to data from retail intelligence firm EDITED.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Costumery.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/costumery. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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