Costume word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "costume" word

[noun] the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; "he won the prize for best costume"
[noun] the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class; "he wore his national costume"
[noun] unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place; "in spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume"
[noun] the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)
[adjective] characterized by the use of period costume or fancy dress; "a costume movie"; "a costume ball"
[verb] dress in a costume; "We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"
[verb] furnish with costumes; as for a film or play

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\Cos"tume`\ (k?s"t?m` or k?s-t?m"), n. [F. costume, It. costume custom, dress, fr. L. consuetumen (not found), for consuetudo custom. See {Custom}, and cf. {Consuetude}.] 1. Dress in general; esp., the distinctive style of dress of a people, class, or period. 2. Such an arrangement of accessories, as in a picture, statue, poem, or play, as is appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances represented or described. I began last night to read Walter Scott's Lay of the Last Minstrel . . . .I was extremely delighted with the poetical beauty of some parts . . . .The costume, too, is admirable. --Sir J. Mackintosh. 3. A character dress, used at fancy balls or for dramatic purposes.

Synonyms for costume

dress up

Related terms: accouter, apparel, array, attire, ballet skirt, bedizenment, bib and tucker, blackface, buskin, cap and bells, caparison, clothes, clothing, clown white, disguise, drapery, dress, dressing, duds, equip, fashion, fatigues, feathers, fig, fit, fit out, frock, garb, garments, gear, getup, greasepaint, guise, habiliment, habit, investiture, investment, kit, linen, livery, makeup, masquerade, motley, outfit, practical piece, prop, property, rags, raiment, rig, rig out, rig up, robes, sock, sportswear, style, suit, theatrical makeup, threads, tights, togs, toilette, trim, turn out, tutu, uniform, vestment, vesture, wear, wearing apparel

The fun area, different aproach to word »costume«

Let's analyse "costume" as pure text. This string has Seven letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 42.9% of vowels is 4.3% more then average English word. Written in backwards: EMUTSOC. Average typing speed for these characters is 1840 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.-. --- ... - ..- -- .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: costume: 6 + 3 + 5 = 14, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: costume: 3 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 24, reduced: 6, and the final result is Six.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
C (1)	3	Empress	Patient, Willful, Strong, Giving
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
M (1)	13	Death	Creator, Developer, Builder
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
S (1)	19	Sun	Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (1)	20	Judgement	Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful

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