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A person's entire collection of clothes
Plural for a set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period
“Only one or two would appear in a historical costume of very rich brocade, the hair most elaborately dressed with the ornaments peculiar to that particular period.”
Plural for something worn or put on that serves to disguise, hide or feign
“She had been wearing this invincible persona as a costume to hide her weakness.”
Plural for a swimming costume
“Wear your normal costume for swimming and we'll dry this one off and you can wear it just for playing in.”
Plural for personal ornamentation collectively
Plural for a costume to masquerade as something or someone else, or the act of doing so
To dress in (especially fine) clothes
“Michelle was to costume herself in loose-fitting garments, such as an old dress.”
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