costume

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cos·tume [costume costumes costumed costuming] BrE [ˈkɒstjuːm] NAmE [ˈkɑːstuːm] noun
1. countable, uncountable the clothes worn by people from a particular place or during a particular historical period
see also ↑national costume
2. countable, uncountable the clothes worn by actors in a play or film/movie, or worn by sb to make them look like sth else
•The actors were still in costume and make-up.
•She has four costume changes during the play.
•He went to the party in a giant chicken costume.
•a costume designer
3. countable (BrE, informal) = ↑swimming costume
•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’.

Thesaurus:
costume noun C, U
•Did you see that guy in the giant chicken costume?
disguise • • camouflage • |BrE fancy dress •
in costume/disguise/camouflage/fancy dress
to wear (a) costume/disguise/camouflage/fancy dress
put on a costume/disguise
Costume or disguise? You wear a cosutme for fun, or to take part in a performance; you wear a disguise in order to trick people so that they do not recognize you.

Example Bank:
•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.
•Many locals dressed in period costume for the celebrations.
•The battle was re-enacted by actors in period costume.
•The film is a costume drama based on a 19th-century novel.
•The main character had five costume changes.
•They celebrated New Year's Eve with a costume party.
•I can't believe you didn't notice that guy in the giant chicken costume.
•Some of the singers wore the Welsh national costume.