costume
noun
a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
costumed
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past participleof costume.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof costume.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
costumenouna style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
Example Sentences
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The impossible-to-ignore implication was that it was a test run, but Patterson felt that costumed friend walked too much like a human so he recast the role.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
The program identifies its cast of 15 as “Mother,” “Offspring,” “Community” and “Fledglings,” all costumed by Viktor&Rolf in mostly glossy unitards that range from hues of burnished gold to polished bronze.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
The Jive Bunny album covers and music videos featured a cartoon rabbit, with costumed actors also making promotional appearances as the character.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
The long life that “Rocky Horror” has enjoyed as a midnight movie, with shadow casts of costumed fans lip-syncing along, was a surprise to everyone.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
She watched them go, their green-and- brown hunting gear the only solemn colors among the costumed guests, and then went back upstairs.
From "Ash" by Malinda Lo
