costumes

4 definitions • 14 examples

the set of clothes typical of a particular country or period of history:

Elizabethan/Edwardian/Victorian costume

traditional costume In the beer tent you can see locals dressed in traditional costume.

national costume The stall sells teddy bears wearing various national costumes.

in costume At the airport, passengers were greeted by young women in Hawaiian costume.

The dancers leading the procession were in colourful and elaborate costumes.

historical costume Singers performing Mozart's operas often dress in historical costume.

a set of clothes worn by actors in a play, television programme, or film, or worn in order to look like someone or something else for an entertainment, a party, etc.:

Wonderful costumes and props have been created for the show.

Our host was wearing a clown costume.

in costume She came to the audition in costume as Marie Antoinette.

in a costume He then comes on stage in a superhero costume.

Halloween costume The children were dressed in Halloween costumes.

fancy-dress costume UK There will be a prize for the best fancy-dress costume.

a set of clothes worn in order to look like someone else, esp. for a party or as part of an entertainment:

[ C ] a clown costume

A costume is also the set of clothes typical of a particular country or period of history:

[ U ] The dancers dressed in national costume.