costume Meaning and Definition

1. n. the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball

2. n. the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class

3. n. unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place

4. n. the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)

5. v. dress in a costume

6. v. furnish with costumes; as for a film or play