costume

[kos-toom, -tyoom, ko-stoom, -styoom] / ˈkɒs tum, -tyum, kɒˈstum, -ˈstyum /

NOUN

set of clothes

Synonyms

STRONGEST

apparel attire dress ensemble fashion garb getup style suit uniform wardrobe

STRONG

clothing duds guise livery mode outfit rig robes

Example Sentences

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The characters could be at school, or in a medieval castle, complete in period costumes.

From BBC

All were found to be fraudulent—tricks of costuming, light, accomplices, secret tools, background research, and lots of practice.

From Literature

But I’m also like, “Well, you’re a super famous costume designer.”

From Los Angeles Times

If I had just looked at his royal costume, I suppose I could have been impressed, though gold wasn’t so impressive to me anymore.

From Literature

The scenic decor and costumes situate us in the late 19th century of Ibsen’s bourgeois Norway.

From Los Angeles Times