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costume — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • costume noun An outfit worn to represent a particular character, period, or culture.
  • habit noun Something you do regularly, often without thinking about it.
  • outfit noun A set of clothes worn together, often for a particular occasion.
  • rig noun A large piece of equipment used for a specific task, especially for drilling or trucking.
  • suit noun A matching jacket and trousers (or skirt) worn together as formal or business clothing.

Senses

costume is used for these senses in English:

  • costume An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc.
  • habit A piece of clothing worn for a specific activity; a uniform.
  • outfit A set of clothing (with accessories).
  • rig (informal) A costume or an outfit.
  • suit (card games) Each of the sets of a pack of cards distinguished by colour and/or specific emblems, such as the spades, hearts, diamonds, or clubs of traditional Anglo, Hispanic, and French playing cards.

costume — full definition

  1. noun An outfit worn to represent a particular character, period, or culture.
  2. verb To dress someone in a costume.

habit — full definition

  1. noun Something you do regularly, often without thinking about it.
  2. noun A strong, hard-to-break dependency on something, especially a drug.

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