Etymology
Origin of costumery
Example Sentences
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As a by-product of the decade-over-decade obsession, however, it now takes a lot to move the needle in the arena of sports costumery.
From Golf Digest • Oct. 31, 2019
So much plot, so much scenery, so much costumery, so much actors!
From The Guardian • Apr. 14, 2019
The show was shot on one set, which was spare compared with other similar television renditions of musicals that utilized multiple locations and lavish costumery.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2018
The exhibition offers many Tunisians their first glimpse of the 19th-century court through royal portraits and rich costumery.
From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2017
And in a normaller company it would be the wardrobe room, too, but costumery is my infantile name for it and the actors go along with my little whims.
From No Great Magic by Leiber, Fritz
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