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Costume vs Costumed - What's the difference?

costume | costumed |

As verbs the difference between costume and costumed

is that costume is to dress or adorn with a costume or appropriate garb while costumed is (costume).

As a noun costume

is a style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.

As an adjective costumed is

wearing a costume; disguised.

costume

Noun

(en noun)
  • A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.
  • ''The dancer was wearing Highland costume .
  • An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc.
  • ''We wore gorilla costumes to the party.
  • A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season.
  • ''The bride wore a grey going-away costume .

    Synonyms

    * outfit

    Derived terms

    * costumal * costume drama * costume jewellery * costume party * costumer, costumier * national costume

    See also

    * uniform

    Verb

  • To dress or adorn with a costume or appropriate garb.
  • * 1847 , , (Jane Eyre), Chapter XVIII
  • Seated on the carpet, by the side of this basin, was seen Mr. Rochester, costumed in shawls, with a turban on his head. His dark eyes and swarthy skin and Paynim features suited the costume exactly. He looked the very model of an Eastern emir, an agent or a victim of the bowstring.

    costumed

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (costume)
  • Adjective

    (-)
  • Wearing a costume; disguised.
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