costumery

Variant of costume

costume definition

cos·tume (käs′to̵̅o̅m′, -tyo̵̅o̅m′)

noun

    1. the style of dress, including accessories, typical of a certain country, period, profession, etc.
    2. a set of clothes in such a style, as worn in a play or at a masquerade
  2. a set of outer clothes for some purpose or occasion, esp. one worn by a woman

Etymology: 18th-c. art term < Fr < It < L consuetudo, custom

transitive verb costumed -·tumed′, costuming -·tum′·ing

to provide with a costume; put a costume on; dress

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