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Fursuit vs Costume - What's the difference?

fursuit | costume |

As nouns the difference between fursuit and costume

is that fursuit is (slang) an animal outfit used in the furry subculture while costume is fancy dress.

As verbs the difference between fursuit and costume

is that fursuit is to wear a fursuit while costume is .

fursuit

English

(wikipedia fursuit)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (slang) An animal outfit used in the furry subculture.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To wear a fursuit.

    • Derived terms

    * fursuiter

    costume

    English

    (wikipedia 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

    Related terms

    * customary * custom

    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.

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