Definition of costume in English:

costume

noun ˈkɒstjuːmˈkɑsˌt(j)um

1A set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period.
（特定国家或历史时期流行的）服装；全套服饰
authentic Elizabethan costumes
真正的伊丽莎白时期的服饰。
mass noun dancers in national costume
穿着民族服装的中国妇女。
Example sentencesExamples
- There was a large group of people, all dressed in what looked like sixteenth-century, aristocratic period costumes and wigs.
- Queen Victoria's black mourning gown fetched £3,000 yesterday at an auction of the largest private collection of period costumes in Britain.
- In Mexico City, we saw people dressed in pre-Hispanic style costumes with elaborate headdresses dancing around offerings to the gods.
- The Jidai Festival features a parade of men, women and children wearing costumes in styles that date back more than a thousand years.
- Many joined shopkeepers in wearing period costumes, including authentic make up and seamed stockings.
- As we enter the Great Nicholas Hall, the opulent room is filled with thousands of aristocrats dancing the mazurka in gorgeous period costumes.
- Together with the colourful fifties style costumes - all beehive hairdos and swirly skirts - it perfectly evokes the mood of that era.
- While high-rise buildings reflect the updated Modernism common to contemporary architects, house designs are stuck in historical costumes.
- One of the great values of an art such as this is the light it sheds upon the average taste of the period, such as costumes and architectural details.
- The fashions will range from period costumes to the latest silk saris while music will range from bhangra to jazz.
- Set in the 15th century court of the Duke of Mantua, the opera offers the cast and crew an opportunity to go the full hog with the lavish costumes of the period.
- Acting troupes stage Old West gunfights every hour or two, and the stores sell period costumes and posters of Doc Holliday.
- Elegant hostesses and male servers are clad in their national costumes as they welcome you.
- The third type of attire is the national costume.
- Items she was selling included antique furniture, books, jewellery, boxed puppets, period costumes, exotic plants and electrical goods.
- He pillaged national costumes - ao-dais from Vietnam, for example - and re-interpreted them.
- His family remembers him ‘drawing all the time’, copying historical costumes from books, as well as sketching original designs.
- To give a feel for what it was like at the time, there will also be a display in the library of historical data and costumes of the period.
- It showcases photography and costumes from the period.
- Children dressed in national costumes or their best clothes, waved flags and followed the marching bands through the streets of Oslo.
Synonyms
outfit, ensemble, suit
dress, clothing, attire, garb, uniform, livery, array, regalia
clothes, garments, robes
informal get-up, gear, togs, garms, duds, glad rags
British informal clobber, kit, strip, rig-out
North American informal threads
formal apparel
literary raiment, habiliments
archaic vestments, vesture, habit
1. 1.1 A set of clothes worn by an actor or performer for a particular role.
  戏服；演出服
  he was in charge of costumes and scenery for plays and masques
  Example sentencesExamples
  Filming for each episode took place in a different time period meaning costumes, props, building and even hairstyles were constantly being changed.
  Mind you, recent history is just a new version of the old: new stage, new actors, new costumes, new masks, same old story.
  It was more akin to ritual performance than film narrative, with the actors, costumes, lines, sets, and special effects chosen and designed to create a sense of a divine world rather than a human one.
  At my daughter's middle school, only costumes depicting historical figures or characters from literature were acceptable.
  Who of us does not have many identities, roles, costumes, professions, positions and masks?
  The disguises actually allow the power of the performer inside the ape costumes to break through, unlike the rigid masks from the original movies.
  There is very little spectacle, beyond the sumptuous costumes, but the actors approach the verse with such attack and panache that a palpable energy is generated.
  Dancers assemble a wardrobe of costumes to suit different performance needs.
  The most sensational news was that the conductor will wear a series of costumes, harmonizing in style with those of the characters in the opera.
  They also had help from good designers, whose costumes brought the period and the characters to life.
  The vivid memory of pundits chanting and amateur actors dressed in bright costumes performing on the open-air stage has stayed with me.
  Apparent attention to historical detail in costumes and props can never overcome an inadequate script, lax direction, and indifferent acting.
  Incredibly vibrant makeup, period costumes, lighting and set design offer the type of viewing pleasures we are not accustomed to in an era when the musical is all but dead in the cinema.
  They are constantly depicted as staging scenes, donning costumes, and playing roles as the means of carrying out their schemes.
  The cast of eight changed roles and costumes constantly and the stage sets added to the visual spectacle.
  The event is being produced on a lavish scale with a mammoth three-tier stage, professionally erected sets, light and sound effects and detailed period costumes.
  Throw some actors into some costumes, put them on sets, pick some scenes for them to act out and watch them go.
  Several actors in costume assume the roles of different characters.
  It is all about style - the costumes, interiors, and decor make quite a statement.
  His lovely period costumes, mainly in shades of beige, gave the production the look of an old sepia photograph.
  Synonyms
  garment, outfit, robe, uniform, attire, dress, garb, clothes, clothing, garments
2. 1.2British A swimming costume.
  〈英〉泳衣；泳装
  Example sentencesExamples
  You might often see females swimming wearing two costumes during training.
  Synonyms
  swimsuit, bathing suit, bathing costume, swimming costume, bikini
  pair of swimming trunks, pair of trunks
  informal cossie, swimming togs
  Australian informal bathers, swimmers
3. 1.3British dated A woman's matching jacket and skirt.
  〈英，旧〉女式套装
  a chic black costume and white fur wrap
  时髦的黑色套装和白色毛皮围巾。
  Example sentencesExamples
  You can show them a picture of a costume or outfit in a magazine and within the day they'll recreate it for you.
  It also employs iconographic patterns of costume, architecture and landscapes to create a rendition of its political dialectic.
  I can't possibly describe the elaborate nature of every woman's costume or outfit.
  The costumes range from ethnic outfits to more abstract modernist affairs that bring to mind Picasso's involvement with the Ballet Russe.
  The staff have made about 150 costumes for the occasion.

verb ˈkɒstjuːmˈkɑsˌt(j)um

[with object]

Dress (someone) in a particular set of clothes.
给（某人）穿上特定服装
the dolls are elaborately costumed in fancy nineteenth-century dresses
Example sentencesExamples
- She did a great job costuming a film that has to wander between truth and magic over and over without ever calling attention to itself.
- Characters are always costumed in harmony with their surroundings.
- The dancers are costumed in extravagant gowns that they never remove: the show conveys a hint of the risqué but not more.
- During this time, thousands of glittering costumed celebrants revel and dance through the streets in a festive mood.
- Dramatically, he threw open the boxes to reveal two beautifully costumed dancers.
- For the past several years, she has been costuming Shakespeare in the Park.
- Many feature elaborately costumed models posing in carefully orchestrated, dramatically lit tableaux.
- At times, the various choruses were costumed in one large swath of cloth.
- On one side of the page were a pair of ancient black and white group photos featuring costumed heroes from the 1940's.
- He accentuates this difference by costuming the lovers as a pre-Raphaelite hero and heroine in contrast to the male and female witches in modern grey business suits.
- Francis and the friars are costumed in simple gray habits (the chorus is dressed similarly).
- With just a few strokes of a loaded brush, he can indicate an elaborately costumed figure or the sinuous gestures of a tropical vine.
- He was costumed in an unfortunately fitting pair of chinos and a pink button-down short sleeve shirt.
- Imagination is the theater of fiction, where words are costumed in meaning, and characters walk.
- Ladies in costume played accordions on a little stage while other costumed folks danced.
- There was only the feeling that, in the desire to be appropriate and respectful of history, the children had been costumed in it.
- The characters look modern, with their hairdos and glasses, but are costumed in fairy-tale outfits.
- I could go on and on about costuming choices; the little helper elves wearing skulls on their faces were bizarre in the extreme.
- This goes double if I've costumed Lady Macbeth with a black leather miniskirt.
- More than 100 costumed staff work at the fort, recreating the daily life of its former inhabitants.
Synonyms
equip, kit out, fit out, fit up, rig out, supply, issue, furnish with, provide, provision, stock, arm

Origin

Early 18th century: from French, from Italian costume 'custom, fashion, habit', from Latin consuetudo (see custom).

custom from Middle English:
Both custom and costume (early 18th century) come from the same root, Latin consuetudo ‘custom, habit’—costume was originally the decor and clothing appropriate to a painting with a historical theme. A customer (Late Middle English) was a person who habitually bought from a particular tradesman, and customs (Late Middle English) were payments traditionally made to a lord or king.

Definition of costume in US English:

costume

nounˈkɑsˌt(j)um

1A set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period.
（特定国家或历史时期流行的）服装；全套服饰
authentic Elizabethan costumes
真正的伊丽莎白时期的服饰。
children in national costume singing folk music
Example sentencesExamples
- Elegant hostesses and male servers are clad in their national costumes as they welcome you.
- Set in the 15th century court of the Duke of Mantua, the opera offers the cast and crew an opportunity to go the full hog with the lavish costumes of the period.
- There was a large group of people, all dressed in what looked like sixteenth-century, aristocratic period costumes and wigs.
- Many joined shopkeepers in wearing period costumes, including authentic make up and seamed stockings.
- The fashions will range from period costumes to the latest silk saris while music will range from bhangra to jazz.
- Children dressed in national costumes or their best clothes, waved flags and followed the marching bands through the streets of Oslo.
- His family remembers him ‘drawing all the time’, copying historical costumes from books, as well as sketching original designs.
- While high-rise buildings reflect the updated Modernism common to contemporary architects, house designs are stuck in historical costumes.
- It showcases photography and costumes from the period.
- Together with the colourful fifties style costumes - all beehive hairdos and swirly skirts - it perfectly evokes the mood of that era.
- Acting troupes stage Old West gunfights every hour or two, and the stores sell period costumes and posters of Doc Holliday.
- To give a feel for what it was like at the time, there will also be a display in the library of historical data and costumes of the period.
- The Jidai Festival features a parade of men, women and children wearing costumes in styles that date back more than a thousand years.
- He pillaged national costumes - ao-dais from Vietnam, for example - and re-interpreted them.
- Queen Victoria's black mourning gown fetched £3,000 yesterday at an auction of the largest private collection of period costumes in Britain.
- Items she was selling included antique furniture, books, jewellery, boxed puppets, period costumes, exotic plants and electrical goods.
- In Mexico City, we saw people dressed in pre-Hispanic style costumes with elaborate headdresses dancing around offerings to the gods.
- As we enter the Great Nicholas Hall, the opulent room is filled with thousands of aristocrats dancing the mazurka in gorgeous period costumes.
- The third type of attire is the national costume.
- One of the great values of an art such as this is the light it sheds upon the average taste of the period, such as costumes and architectural details.
Synonyms
outfit, ensemble, suit
1. 1.1 A set of clothes worn by an actor or other performer for a particular role or by someone attending a masquerade.
  戏服；演出服
  a nun's costume
  尼姑的演出服。
  Example sentencesExamples
  At my daughter's middle school, only costumes depicting historical figures or characters from literature were acceptable.
  The vivid memory of pundits chanting and amateur actors dressed in bright costumes performing on the open-air stage has stayed with me.
  Filming for each episode took place in a different time period meaning costumes, props, building and even hairstyles were constantly being changed.
  There is very little spectacle, beyond the sumptuous costumes, but the actors approach the verse with such attack and panache that a palpable energy is generated.
  Several actors in costume assume the roles of different characters.
  Throw some actors into some costumes, put them on sets, pick some scenes for them to act out and watch them go.
  The most sensational news was that the conductor will wear a series of costumes, harmonizing in style with those of the characters in the opera.
  The cast of eight changed roles and costumes constantly and the stage sets added to the visual spectacle.
  Mind you, recent history is just a new version of the old: new stage, new actors, new costumes, new masks, same old story.
  They are constantly depicted as staging scenes, donning costumes, and playing roles as the means of carrying out their schemes.
  Who of us does not have many identities, roles, costumes, professions, positions and masks?
  It is all about style - the costumes, interiors, and decor make quite a statement.
  The event is being produced on a lavish scale with a mammoth three-tier stage, professionally erected sets, light and sound effects and detailed period costumes.
  Apparent attention to historical detail in costumes and props can never overcome an inadequate script, lax direction, and indifferent acting.
  They also had help from good designers, whose costumes brought the period and the characters to life.
  It was more akin to ritual performance than film narrative, with the actors, costumes, lines, sets, and special effects chosen and designed to create a sense of a divine world rather than a human one.
  Incredibly vibrant makeup, period costumes, lighting and set design offer the type of viewing pleasures we are not accustomed to in an era when the musical is all but dead in the cinema.
  The disguises actually allow the power of the performer inside the ape costumes to break through, unlike the rigid masks from the original movies.
  His lovely period costumes, mainly in shades of beige, gave the production the look of an old sepia photograph.
  Dancers assemble a wardrobe of costumes to suit different performance needs.
  Synonyms
  garment, outfit, robe, uniform, attire, dress, garb, clothes, clothing, garments
2. 1.2British dated A set of clothes, especially a woman's ensemble, for a particular occasion or purpose; an outfit.
  Example sentencesExamples
  The costumes range from ethnic outfits to more abstract modernist affairs that bring to mind Picasso's involvement with the Ballet Russe.
  I can't possibly describe the elaborate nature of every woman's costume or outfit.
  It also employs iconographic patterns of costume, architecture and landscapes to create a rendition of its political dialectic.
  You can show them a picture of a costume or outfit in a magazine and within the day they'll recreate it for you.
  The staff have made about 150 costumes for the occasion.

verbˈkɑsˌt(j)um

[with object]

Dress (someone) in a particular set of clothes.
给（某人）穿上特定服装
the dolls are elaborately costumed in fancy nineteenth-century dresses
Example sentencesExamples
- The characters look modern, with their hairdos and glasses, but are costumed in fairy-tale outfits.
- Characters are always costumed in harmony with their surroundings.
- For the past several years, she has been costuming Shakespeare in the Park.
- He was costumed in an unfortunately fitting pair of chinos and a pink button-down short sleeve shirt.
- Many feature elaborately costumed models posing in carefully orchestrated, dramatically lit tableaux.
- The dancers are costumed in extravagant gowns that they never remove: the show conveys a hint of the risqué but not more.
- This goes double if I've costumed Lady Macbeth with a black leather miniskirt.
- At times, the various choruses were costumed in one large swath of cloth.
- He accentuates this difference by costuming the lovers as a pre-Raphaelite hero and heroine in contrast to the male and female witches in modern grey business suits.
- Imagination is the theater of fiction, where words are costumed in meaning, and characters walk.
- With just a few strokes of a loaded brush, he can indicate an elaborately costumed figure or the sinuous gestures of a tropical vine.
- On one side of the page were a pair of ancient black and white group photos featuring costumed heroes from the 1940's.
- Dramatically, he threw open the boxes to reveal two beautifully costumed dancers.
- More than 100 costumed staff work at the fort, recreating the daily life of its former inhabitants.
- There was only the feeling that, in the desire to be appropriate and respectful of history, the children had been costumed in it.
- She did a great job costuming a film that has to wander between truth and magic over and over without ever calling attention to itself.
- Ladies in costume played accordions on a little stage while other costumed folks danced.
- Francis and the friars are costumed in simple gray habits (the chorus is dressed similarly).
- During this time, thousands of glittering costumed celebrants revel and dance through the streets in a festive mood.
- I could go on and on about costuming choices; the little helper elves wearing skulls on their faces were bizarre in the extreme.
Synonyms
equip, kit out, fit out, fit up, rig out, supply, issue, furnish with, provide, provision, stock, arm

Origin

Early 18th century: from French, from Italian costume ‘custom, fashion, habit’, from Latin consuetudo (see custom).

词汇	costume
释义	Definition of costume in English: costume noun ˈkɒstjuːmˈkɑsˌt(j)um 1A set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period. （特定国家或历史时期流行的）服装；全套服饰 authentic Elizabethan costumes 真正的伊丽莎白时期的服饰。 mass noun dancers in national costume 穿着民族服装的中国妇女。 Example sentencesExamples There was a large group of people, all dressed in what looked like sixteenth-century, aristocratic period costumes and wigs. Queen Victoria's black mourning gown fetched £3,000 yesterday at an auction of the largest private collection of period costumes in Britain. In Mexico City, we saw people dressed in pre-Hispanic style costumes with elaborate headdresses dancing around offerings to the gods. The Jidai Festival features a parade of men, women and children wearing costumes in styles that date back more than a thousand years. Many joined shopkeepers in wearing period costumes, including authentic make up and seamed stockings. As we enter the Great Nicholas Hall, the opulent room is filled with thousands of aristocrats dancing the mazurka in gorgeous period costumes. Together with the colourful fifties style costumes - all beehive hairdos and swirly skirts - it perfectly evokes the mood of that era. While high-rise buildings reflect the updated Modernism common to contemporary architects, house designs are stuck in historical costumes. One of the great values of an art such as this is the light it sheds upon the average taste of the period, such as costumes and architectural details. The fashions will range from period costumes to the latest silk saris while music will range from bhangra to jazz. Set in the 15th century court of the Duke of Mantua, the opera offers the cast and crew an opportunity to go the full hog with the lavish costumes of the period. Acting troupes stage Old West gunfights every hour or two, and the stores sell period costumes and posters of Doc Holliday. Elegant hostesses and male servers are clad in their national costumes as they welcome you. The third type of attire is the national costume. Items she was selling included antique furniture, books, jewellery, boxed puppets, period costumes, exotic plants and electrical goods. He pillaged national costumes - ao-dais from Vietnam, for example - and re-interpreted them. His family remembers him ‘drawing all the time’, copying historical costumes from books, as well as sketching original designs. To give a feel for what it was like at the time, there will also be a display in the library of historical data and costumes of the period. It showcases photography and costumes from the period. Children dressed in national costumes or their best clothes, waved flags and followed the marching bands through the streets of Oslo. Synonyms outfit, ensemble, suit dress, clothing, attire, garb, uniform, livery, array, regalia clothes, garments, robes informal get-up, gear, togs, garms, duds, glad rags British informal clobber, kit, strip, rig-out North American informal threads formal apparel literary raiment, habiliments archaic vestments, vesture, habit 1.1 A set of clothes worn by an actor or performer for a particular role. 戏服；演出服 he was in charge of costumes and scenery for plays and masques Example sentencesExamples Filming for each episode took place in a different time period meaning costumes, props, building and even hairstyles were constantly being changed. Mind you, recent history is just a new version of the old: new stage, new actors, new costumes, new masks, same old story. It was more akin to ritual performance than film narrative, with the actors, costumes, lines, sets, and special effects chosen and designed to create a sense of a divine world rather than a human one. At my daughter's middle school, only costumes depicting historical figures or characters from literature were acceptable. Who of us does not have many identities, roles, costumes, professions, positions and masks? The disguises actually allow the power of the performer inside the ape costumes to break through, unlike the rigid masks from the original movies. There is very little spectacle, beyond the sumptuous costumes, but the actors approach the verse with such attack and panache that a palpable energy is generated. Dancers assemble a wardrobe of costumes to suit different performance needs. The most sensational news was that the conductor will wear a series of costumes, harmonizing in style with those of the characters in the opera. They also had help from good designers, whose costumes brought the period and the characters to life. The vivid memory of pundits chanting and amateur actors dressed in bright costumes performing on the open-air stage has stayed with me. Apparent attention to historical detail in costumes and props can never overcome an inadequate script, lax direction, and indifferent acting. Incredibly vibrant makeup, period costumes, lighting and set design offer the type of viewing pleasures we are not accustomed to in an era when the musical is all but dead in the cinema. They are constantly depicted as staging scenes, donning costumes, and playing roles as the means of carrying out their schemes. The cast of eight changed roles and costumes constantly and the stage sets added to the visual spectacle. The event is being produced on a lavish scale with a mammoth three-tier stage, professionally erected sets, light and sound effects and detailed period costumes. Throw some actors into some costumes, put them on sets, pick some scenes for them to act out and watch them go. Several actors in costume assume the roles of different characters. It is all about style - the costumes, interiors, and decor make quite a statement. His lovely period costumes, mainly in shades of beige, gave the production the look of an old sepia photograph. Synonyms garment, outfit, robe, uniform, attire, dress, garb, clothes, clothing, garments 1.2British A swimming costume. 〈英〉泳衣；泳装 Example sentencesExamples You might often see females swimming wearing two costumes during training. Synonyms swimsuit, bathing suit, bathing costume, swimming costume, bikini pair of swimming trunks, pair of trunks informal cossie, swimming togs Australian informal bathers, swimmers 1.3British dated A woman's matching jacket and skirt. 〈英，旧〉女式套装 a chic black costume and white fur wrap 时髦的黑色套装和白色毛皮围巾。 Example sentencesExamples You can show them a picture of a costume or outfit in a magazine and within the day they'll recreate it for you. It also employs iconographic patterns of costume, architecture and landscapes to create a rendition of its political dialectic. I can't possibly describe the elaborate nature of every woman's costume or outfit. The costumes range from ethnic outfits to more abstract modernist affairs that bring to mind Picasso's involvement with the Ballet Russe. The staff have made about 150 costumes for the occasion. verb ˈkɒstjuːmˈkɑsˌt(j)um [with object] Dress (someone) in a particular set of clothes. 给（某人）穿上特定服装 the dolls are elaborately costumed in fancy nineteenth-century dresses Example sentencesExamples She did a great job costuming a film that has to wander between truth and magic over and over without ever calling attention to itself. Characters are always costumed in harmony with their surroundings. The dancers are costumed in extravagant gowns that they never remove: the show conveys a hint of the risqué but not more. During this time, thousands of glittering costumed celebrants revel and dance through the streets in a festive mood. Dramatically, he threw open the boxes to reveal two beautifully costumed dancers. For the past several years, she has been costuming Shakespeare in the Park. Many feature elaborately costumed models posing in carefully orchestrated, dramatically lit tableaux. At times, the various choruses were costumed in one large swath of cloth. On one side of the page were a pair of ancient black and white group photos featuring costumed heroes from the 1940's. He accentuates this difference by costuming the lovers as a pre-Raphaelite hero and heroine in contrast to the male and female witches in modern grey business suits. Francis and the friars are costumed in simple gray habits (the chorus is dressed similarly). With just a few strokes of a loaded brush, he can indicate an elaborately costumed figure or the sinuous gestures of a tropical vine. He was costumed in an unfortunately fitting pair of chinos and a pink button-down short sleeve shirt. Imagination is the theater of fiction, where words are costumed in meaning, and characters walk. Ladies in costume played accordions on a little stage while other costumed folks danced. There was only the feeling that, in the desire to be appropriate and respectful of history, the children had been costumed in it. The characters look modern, with their hairdos and glasses, but are costumed in fairy-tale outfits. I could go on and on about costuming choices; the little helper elves wearing skulls on their faces were bizarre in the extreme. This goes double if I've costumed Lady Macbeth with a black leather miniskirt. More than 100 costumed staff work at the fort, recreating the daily life of its former inhabitants. Synonyms equip, kit out, fit out, fit up, rig out, supply, issue, furnish with, provide, provision, stock, arm Origin Early 18th century: from French, from Italian costume 'custom, fashion, habit', from Latin consuetudo (see custom). custom from Middle English: Both custom and costume (early 18th century) come from the same root, Latin consuetudo ‘custom, habit’—costume was originally the decor and clothing appropriate to a painting with a historical theme. A customer (Late Middle English) was a person who habitually bought from a particular tradesman, and customs (Late Middle English) were payments traditionally made to a lord or king. Definition of costume in US English: costume nounˈkɑsˌt(j)um 1A set of clothes in a style typical of a particular country or historical period. （特定国家或历史时期流行的）服装；全套服饰 authentic Elizabethan costumes 真正的伊丽莎白时期的服饰。 children in national costume singing folk music Example sentencesExamples Elegant hostesses and male servers are clad in their national costumes as they welcome you. Set in the 15th century court of the Duke of Mantua, the opera offers the cast and crew an opportunity to go the full hog with the lavish costumes of the period. There was a large group of people, all dressed in what looked like sixteenth-century, aristocratic period costumes and wigs. Many joined shopkeepers in wearing period costumes, including authentic make up and seamed stockings. The fashions will range from period costumes to the latest silk saris while music will range from bhangra to jazz. Children dressed in national costumes or their best clothes, waved flags and followed the marching bands through the streets of Oslo. His family remembers him ‘drawing all the time’, copying historical costumes from books, as well as sketching original designs. While high-rise buildings reflect the updated Modernism common to contemporary architects, house designs are stuck in historical costumes. It showcases photography and costumes from the period. Together with the colourful fifties style costumes - all beehive hairdos and swirly skirts - it perfectly evokes the mood of that era. Acting troupes stage Old West gunfights every hour or two, and the stores sell period costumes and posters of Doc Holliday. To give a feel for what it was like at the time, there will also be a display in the library of historical data and costumes of the period. The Jidai Festival features a parade of men, women and children wearing costumes in styles that date back more than a thousand years. He pillaged national costumes - ao-dais from Vietnam, for example - and re-interpreted them. Queen Victoria's black mourning gown fetched £3,000 yesterday at an auction of the largest private collection of period costumes in Britain. Items she was selling included antique furniture, books, jewellery, boxed puppets, period costumes, exotic plants and electrical goods. In Mexico City, we saw people dressed in pre-Hispanic style costumes with elaborate headdresses dancing around offerings to the gods. As we enter the Great Nicholas Hall, the opulent room is filled with thousands of aristocrats dancing the mazurka in gorgeous period costumes. The third type of attire is the national costume. One of the great values of an art such as this is the light it sheds upon the average taste of the period, such as costumes and architectural details. Synonyms outfit, ensemble, suit 1.1 A set of clothes worn by an actor or other performer for a particular role or by someone attending a masquerade. 戏服；演出服 a nun's costume 尼姑的演出服。 Example sentencesExamples At my daughter's middle school, only costumes depicting historical figures or characters from literature were acceptable. The vivid memory of pundits chanting and amateur actors dressed in bright costumes performing on the open-air stage has stayed with me. Filming for each episode took place in a different time period meaning costumes, props, building and even hairstyles were constantly being changed. There is very little spectacle, beyond the sumptuous costumes, but the actors approach the verse with such attack and panache that a palpable energy is generated. Several actors in costume assume the roles of different characters. Throw some actors into some costumes, put them on sets, pick some scenes for them to act out and watch them go. The most sensational news was that the conductor will wear a series of costumes, harmonizing in style with those of the characters in the opera. The cast of eight changed roles and costumes constantly and the stage sets added to the visual spectacle. Mind you, recent history is just a new version of the old: new stage, new actors, new costumes, new masks, same old story. They are constantly depicted as staging scenes, donning costumes, and playing roles as the means of carrying out their schemes. Who of us does not have many identities, roles, costumes, professions, positions and masks? It is all about style - the costumes, interiors, and decor make quite a statement. The event is being produced on a lavish scale with a mammoth three-tier stage, professionally erected sets, light and sound effects and detailed period costumes. Apparent attention to historical detail in costumes and props can never overcome an inadequate script, lax direction, and indifferent acting. They also had help from good designers, whose costumes brought the period and the characters to life. It was more akin to ritual performance than film narrative, with the actors, costumes, lines, sets, and special effects chosen and designed to create a sense of a divine world rather than a human one. Incredibly vibrant makeup, period costumes, lighting and set design offer the type of viewing pleasures we are not accustomed to in an era when the musical is all but dead in the cinema. The disguises actually allow the power of the performer inside the ape costumes to break through, unlike the rigid masks from the original movies. His lovely period costumes, mainly in shades of beige, gave the production the look of an old sepia photograph. Dancers assemble a wardrobe of costumes to suit different performance needs. Synonyms garment, outfit, robe, uniform, attire, dress, garb, clothes, clothing, garments 1.2British dated A set of clothes, especially a woman's ensemble, for a particular occasion or purpose; an outfit. Example sentencesExamples The costumes range from ethnic outfits to more abstract modernist affairs that bring to mind Picasso's involvement with the Ballet Russe. I can't possibly describe the elaborate nature of every woman's costume or outfit. It also employs iconographic patterns of costume, architecture and landscapes to create a rendition of its political dialectic. You can show them a picture of a costume or outfit in a magazine and within the day they'll recreate it for you. The staff have made about 150 costumes for the occasion. verbˈkɑsˌt(j)um [with object] Dress (someone) in a particular set of clothes. 给（某人）穿上特定服装 the dolls are elaborately costumed in fancy nineteenth-century dresses Example sentencesExamples The characters look modern, with their hairdos and glasses, but are costumed in fairy-tale outfits. Characters are always costumed in harmony with their surroundings. For the past several years, she has been costuming Shakespeare in the Park. He was costumed in an unfortunately fitting pair of chinos and a pink button-down short sleeve shirt. Many feature elaborately costumed models posing in carefully orchestrated, dramatically lit tableaux. The dancers are costumed in extravagant gowns that they never remove: the show conveys a hint of the risqué but not more. This goes double if I've costumed Lady Macbeth with a black leather miniskirt. At times, the various choruses were costumed in one large swath of cloth. He accentuates this difference by costuming the lovers as a pre-Raphaelite hero and heroine in contrast to the male and female witches in modern grey business suits. Imagination is the theater of fiction, where words are costumed in meaning, and characters walk. With just a few strokes of a loaded brush, he can indicate an elaborately costumed figure or the sinuous gestures of a tropical vine. On one side of the page were a pair of ancient black and white group photos featuring costumed heroes from the 1940's. Dramatically, he threw open the boxes to reveal two beautifully costumed dancers. More than 100 costumed staff work at the fort, recreating the daily life of its former inhabitants. There was only the feeling that, in the desire to be appropriate and respectful of history, the children had been costumed in it. She did a great job costuming a film that has to wander between truth and magic over and over without ever calling attention to itself. Ladies in costume played accordions on a little stage while other costumed folks danced. Francis and the friars are costumed in simple gray habits (the chorus is dressed similarly). During this time, thousands of glittering costumed celebrants revel and dance through the streets in a festive mood. I could go on and on about costuming choices; the little helper elves wearing skulls on their faces were bizarre in the extreme. Synonyms equip, kit out, fit out, fit up, rig out, supply, issue, furnish with, provide, provision, stock, arm Origin Early 18th century: from French, from Italian costume ‘custom, fashion, habit’, from Latin consuetudo (see custom).
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