Apedia

Costume Set Drama Clothes Wear Type Worn Play

query
A c______ play or drama is one which is set in the past and in which the actors wear the type of clothes that were worn in that period.A costume play or drama is one which is set in the past and in which the actors wear the type of clothes that were worn in that period.
...a lavish costume drama set in Ireland and the U.S. in the 1890s.
word costume
full-definition
noun
An actor's or performer's costume is the set of clothes they wear while they are performing .
Even from a distance the effect of his fox costume was stunning.
The performers, in costume and make-up, were walking up and down backstage.
In all, she has eight costume changes.
The clothes worn by people at a particular time in history, or in a particular country, are referred to as a particular type of costume .
...men and women in eighteenth-century costume.
We were greeted by dancers in traditional costume and a rousing version of Midnight in Moscow.
adjective
A costume play or drama is one which is set in the past and in which the actors wear the type of clothes that were worn in that period.
...a lavish costume drama set in Ireland and the U.S. in the 1890s.
inflections costumesget-up
cefr-level B1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1

Learn with these flashcards. Click next, previous, or up to navigate to more flashcards for this subject.

Next card: Costume set clothes wear actor's performer's performing distance

Previous card: Cost amount money make costed plan calculated advance

Up to card list: Oxford 5000 Word List ft. Collins (English)