costume piece

British

noun

Also called: costume drama. any theatrical production, film, television presentation, etc, in which the performers wear the costumes of a former age

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But remember another costume piece, Tony Richardson’s “Tom Jones,” which was deemed equally lusty and risky when it came out, in 1963, yet grew forced and tarnished with the years.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 16, 2018

This back-and-forth went on for a while, with Tyne insisting that it was an actor’s obligation to steal a coveted costume piece, and Tim resisting.

From New York Times • Nov. 12, 2018

The event will include making a sculptural costume piece to take home.

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2014

Yet it's a low-budget costume piece of the kind the Brits have delivered so often before to no particular effect.

From The Guardian • Feb. 22, 2011

It's a costume piece, and in you rush in your ordinary clothes.

From The Amateur Cracksman by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

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