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costumery
Variant of costume
costume
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cos·tume (käs′to̵̅o̅m′, -tyo̵̅o̅m′)
noun
- the style of dress, including accessories, typical of a certain country, period, profession, etc.
- a set of clothes in such a style, as worn in a play or at a masquerade
- 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
Related Forms:
- costumery cos′·tumery noun
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