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Togs vs Costume - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between togs and costume

is that togs is plural of lang=en while costume is a style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.

As verbs the difference between togs and costume

is that togs is third-person singular of tog while costume is to dress or adorn with a costume or appropriate garb.

togs

English

Noun

(head)
  • (UK, plural only) Clothes.
    • 1837-39 , ,
  • :: 'Look at his togs', Fagin!' said Charley, putting the light so close to his new jacket as nearly to set him on fire. 'Look at his ' togs ! Superfine cloth, and the heavy swell cut! Oh, my eye, what a game! And his books, too! Nothing but a gentleman, Fagin!'
  • (with noun qualifier, plural only) Clothes for a specific occasion or use.
    • gardening togs''', swimming '''togs
  • A swimsuit.

    • Synonyms

    * (clothes for specific occasion or use) bathers, cossie, swimmers

    Verb

    (head)
  • (tog)

    • Anagrams

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    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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