furnish with costumes; as for a film or play

the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball; " he won the prize for best costume"

the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class; " he wore his national costume"

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"

the prevalent fashion of dress ( including accessories and hair style as well as garments)

characterized by the use of period costume or fancy dress; " a costume movie"; " a costume ball"

dress in a costume; " We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins"

Dress in general; esp., the distinctive style of dress of a people, class, or period.

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.

A character dress, used at fancy balls or for dramatic purposes.

Dress in general; style of dress; a dress for a woman; the dress of a given time, class, etc.

To dress in, or provide with, appropriate garments.

Costumer.

The manner of dressing prevalent at a particular period or place: dress.

Mode of dress; dress.

Dress, especially of a country, period, class, etc.

Style of dress; the mode of dress peculiar to any people, or nation, or age.

She looked at Milly's smart walking costume and smiled again. – One Woman's Life by Robert Herrick

Now he wasn't exactly in reception costume, the Boss wasn't. – Shorty McCabe by Sewell Ford

A revival was also given in Boston, produced in the old manner, " and the first rows of seats were reserved for those of the audience who appeared in the costume of the time." – The Contrast by Royall Tyler

At this moment the door opened, and Eliza came in, not however in her own dress, but in the costume of a Tyrolese peasant- lad. – Andreas Hofer by Lousia Muhlbach

He had said he wished his costume to be a surprise. – In the Courts of Memory 1858-1875. by L. de Hegermann-Lindencrone

At the first meeting he announced that his lady had consented to set aside, throughout the winter months, one day a week from hunting, and offered Shaftesbury Hall as head- quarters of the Costume Committee. – Brother Copas by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch

Stephen, I saw the portrait of your grandfather, and I wanted you to come in his costume. – The Crisis, Volume 4 by Winston Churchill

An officer in handsome costume, with a gold chain round his neck, was seen standing on the after- castle. –  by

That costume of hers was perfect. – April Hopes by William Dean Howells Last Updated: February 27, 2009

Yes, and I must try and read through some of these before dinner; and I must think about your costume, too. – A Doll's House by Henrik Ibsen

My brother instantly rode forward and I following him saw a person who, to all appearance, though in bush costume, was a gentleman, bound with his hands behind his back, and secured firmly to a tree. – Adventures in Australia by W.H.G. Kingston

She was married in wajang costume and looked beautiful. – Letters of a Javanese Princess by Raden Adjeng Kartini Commentator: Louis Couperus

Her costume gave him no clue, but her manner, her tone of voice, and her mode of expressing herself, showed him that she was a person of education. – Won from the Waves by W.H.G. Kingston

So far as my knowledge of costume went, every article pointed to the date which I had fixed upon for this vessel. – The Frozen Pirate by W. Clark Russell

I have just changed my ball costume for my hunting dress. – Francezka by Molly Elliot Seawell

So far, since we've been on tour, I've carried it over my arm everywhere, but it doesn't go very well with a costume like this. – The Motor Maid by Alice Muriel Williamson and Charles Norris Williamson

She looked particularly young and lovely in what Nancy supposed to be a carefully- selected costume; later she realized that all Dorothy's clothes gave this impression. – Undertow by Kathleen Norris

Probably the inconvenience of the national costume for working men partly accounts for the general practice of getting rid of it. – Unbeaten-Tracks-in-Japan by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)

Then he hurried back, and began tearing off his costume with a feverish haste which took no account of the time before he could get a train back to New York. – The Dominant Strain by Anna Chapin Ray

Shall I bring up your costume when I return next week, Patty?" – Patty's Social Season by Carolyn Wells