costume
noun/ˈkɑːstuːm/
Слово англійською: costume
Переклад costume українською: костю́м (театра́льний і т. д.), наро́дний костю́м, купа́льник, купа́льний костю́м
Детальний опис
- [countable, uncountable] the clothes worn by people from a particular place or during a particular historical period
- an exhibition of Victorian costumes
- She wore a traditional costume of bright pink silk.
- in… costume a painting of a woman in Welsh costume
- Many locals dressed in period costume (= typical of a particular time in history) for the celebrations.
- [countable, uncountable] the clothes worn by actors in a play or film, or worn by somebody to make them look like somebody/something else
- The former dancer has also designed the costumes.
- The costumes for this production were gorgeous.
- They are already planning their costumes for Halloween.
- in a costume He went to the party in a giant chicken costume.
- in costume The actors were still in costume and make-up.
- She has four costume changes during the play.
- a costume designer
Wordfinder- backdrop
- costume
- curtain
- footlights
- prop
- proscenium
- scenery
- set
- stage
- the wings
- [countable] (also swimming costume)(both British English)(also swimsuit British and North American English, North American English or old-fashioned bathing suit)a piece of clothing worn for swimming, especially the type worn by women and girls
- If you’d like a swim, we can lend you a costume.
Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French, from Italian costume ‘custom, fashion, habit’, from Latin consuetudo, from consuetus, past participle of consuescere ‘accustom’, from con- (expressing intensive force) + suescere ‘become accustomed’.