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English noun: costume | |||
| 1. | costume (artifact) the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball | ||
| Samples | He won the prize for best costume. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attire, dress, garb | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | fancy dress, masquerade, masquerade costume | ||
| Part holonym | wardrobe | ||
| 2. | costume (artifact) unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place | ||
| Samples | In spite of the heat he insisted on his woolen costume. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attire, dress, garb | ||
| 3. | costume (artifact) the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attire, dress, garb | ||
| 4. | costume (artifact) the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class | ||
| Samples | He wore his national costume. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | attire, dress, garb | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | academic costume, rigout | ||
English verb: costume | |||
| 1. | costume (body) dress in a costume | ||
| Samples | We dressed up for Halloween as pumpkins. | ||
| Synonyms | dress up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | apparel, clothe, dress, enclothe, fit out, garb, garment, habilitate, raiment, tog | ||
| Verb group | attire, deck out, deck up, dress up, fancy up, fig out, fig up, get up, gussy up, overdress, prink, rig out, tog out, tog up, trick out, trick up | ||
| 2. | costume (possession) furnish with costumes; as for a film or play | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||
| Domain category | performing arts | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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