costume
Halloween dress-up wear
A costume is clothing worn to portray a character or disguise identity—for Halloween, theater, or themed events: She made her own witch costume.
The word also describes the characteristic dress of a particular time, place, or group: period costume, national costume.
As a verb, to costume is to provide with or dress in such clothing.
Costume jewelry is decorative but made of inexpensive materials.
Garment storage furniture
- stageRaised performance platform
- makeupProducts for beautifying faces
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
Elizabethan · Shakespearean · backstage · fitting · dresser · quick-change · wig · corset
Face-worn concealment
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- incognitoWith identity concealed
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
- cloakSleeveless outer wrap
concealment · deception · impersonation · fake · decoy · wig · mustache · glasses
Face-worn concealment
- ballSpherical plaything or gala
- galaFestive formal occasion
- VenetianOf or from Venice
- carnivalTraveling amusement attraction
anonymous · soiree · gown · tuxedo · waltz · revelry · harlequin · domino
Dressing as media characters
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- LARPIn-person character embodiment game
- reenactmentStaged reproduction of events
- personaAssumed public identity
avatar · anime · manga · convention · fandom · superhero · villain · warrior
Living, sentient entity
- vampireBlood-drinking undead creature
- werewolfShapeshifting wolf-person
- zombieReanimated dead body
- witchPractitioner of dark arts
ghost · devil · demon · mummy · goblin · ghoul · skeleton · Frankenstein
wardrobe
Garment storage furniture
- stageRaised performance platform
- makeupProducts for beautifying faces
- prostheticsFabricated body part replacements
period · Elizabethan · Shakespearean · backstage · fitting · dresser · quick-change · wig · corset · doublet
mask
Face-worn concealment
- camouflageConcealment through visual blending
- incognitoWith identity concealed
- undercoverSecretly engaged in espionage
cloak · concealment · deception · impersonation · fake · decoy · wig · mustache · glasses · alias
mask
Face-worn concealment
carnival · anonymous · soiree · gown · tuxedo · waltz · revelry · harlequin · domino · feathered
cosplay
Dressing as media characters
- characterNature, symbol, or role
- LARPIn-person character embodiment game
- reenactmentStaged reproduction of events
persona · avatar · anime · manga · convention · fandom · superhero · villain · warrior · princess
creature
Living, sentient entity
witch · ghost · devil · demon · mummy · goblin · ghoul · skeleton · Frankenstein · fangs
traditional
Following long-held customs
- ceremonialRelating to formal rites
- folkRegular common people
- kimonoWraparound Japanese garment
sari · hanbok · dirndl · lederhosen · dashiki · kente · cheongsam · kilt · headdress · regalia
- attireoutfit, garb, getup, attire, apparel
- Film and TVactor, actress, camera, cast, crew
- Halloweenjack-o-lantern, trick or treating, haunted mansion, pumpkin, trick-or-treat
- costumeswitch, vampire, pirate, zombie, skeleton
- creationsnovel, artwork, poem, song, film
- Holiday StuffChristmas, Easter, Halloween, Thanksgiving, New Year
costumestreet clothes
Ordinary daily attire
plainclothes · casual wear · daily wear · mufti · civvies
- costume partyEvent with themed attire
- Halloween costumeOctober 31st disguise
- costume jewelryNon-precious decorative adornments
- national costumeCountry's traditional garments
- costume designsPlanned garments for productions
- costume partiesGatherings in disguise
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