Costume Worn Period Actors Noun ˈkɒstjuːm ˈkɑːstuːm Exhibition

• an exhibition of victorian costumes
• she wore a traditional costume of bright pink silk.
• a painting of an old woman in welsh costume
• many locals dressed in period costume (= typical of a particular time in history) for the celebrations.

costume

1. the clothes worn by people from a particular place or during a particular historical period
• SEE ALSO national costume
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/national-costume
• an exhibition of Victorian costumes
• She wore a traditional costume of bright pink silk.
• a painting of an old woman in Welsh costume
• Many locals dressed in period costume (= typical of a particular time in history) for the celebrations.
2. the clothes worn by actors in a play or film, or worn by somebody to make them look like somebody/something else
• The former dancer has also designed the costumes.
• The costumes for this production were gorgeous.
• They are already planning their costumes for Halloween.
• He went to the party in a giant chicken costume.
• The actors were still in costume and make-up.
• She has four costume changes during the play.
• a costume designer

Extra Examples

• For the dress rehearsal, the cast will be in full costume.
• He designed the costumes for a production of ‘The Firebird’.
• He had a cowboy costume on.
• I have a great idea for my Halloween costume.
• The battle was re-enacted by actors in period costume.
• The main character had five costume changes.
3. a piece of clothing worn for swimming, especially the type worn by women and girls
• If you’d like a swim, we can lend you a costume.

Word Origin

• early 18th cent.: from French, from Italian costume ‘custom, fashion, habit’, from Latin consuetudo, from consuetus, past participle of consuescere ‘accustom’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + suescere ‘become accustomed’.