tume — cos·tume; im·pos·tume; … English syllables
cos — an·te·cos·ta; au·to·cos·mic; bel·li·cos·i·ty; ca·thol·i·cos; ce·cos·to·my; cer·cos·po·ra; cer·cos·po·rel·la; cer·cos·po·ri·o·sis; chas·ta·cos·ta; coc·cos·te·an; coc·cos·te·us; co·cos; cor·ti·cos·ter·one; COs; COS; cos·cet; cos·ci·no·dis·ca·ce·ae; … English syllables
costume — cos·tume … English syllables
costume — cos|tume [ˈkɔstjum US ˈka:stu:m] n [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: Italian, custom, dress , from Latin consuetudo; CUSTOM1] 1.) a set of clothes worn by an actor or by someone to make them look like something such as an animal, famous person… … Dictionary of contemporary English
costume — cos|tume [ kas,tum ] noun * 1. ) count or uncount clothes that performers wear in a play, movie, etc.: The costumes, sets, and acting are all superb. a costume designer 2. ) count clothes that you wear at a COSTUME PARTY, pretending to be a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
costume — cos•tume [[t]ˈkɒs tum, tyum[/t]] v. [[t]also kɒˈstum, ˈstyum[/t]] n. v. tumed, tum•ing, adj. 1) clo style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, esp. that peculiar to a nation, group, or historical period 2) clo clothing of another period,… … From formal English to slang
costume jewelry — cos′tume jew elry n. jew relatively inexpensive jewelry made of nonprecious metals and often set with imitation or semiprecious stones, pearls, etc • Etymology: 1930–35, amer … From formal English to slang
Costume — Cos tume (k?s t?m or k?s t?m ), n. [F. costume, It. costume custom, dress, fr. L. consuetumen (not found), for consuetudo custom. See {Custom}, and cf. {Consuetude}.] 1. Dress in general; esp., the distinctive style of dress of a people, class,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
List of gairaigo and wasei-eigo terms — This is a selected list of gairaigo, Japanese words originating or based on foreign language (generally Western) terms, including wasei eigo (Japanese pseudo Anglicisms). Many derive from Portuguese, due to Portugal s early role in Japanese… … Wikipedia
cossie — /koz ee/, n. Australian Informal. a bathing suit; bathers. [1915 20; (swimming) cos(tume) + IE] * * * … Universalium