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costume

Best crossword clue

"Outfit for a role"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɒs.tjuːm/Part of speech verb, nounSorted cemostuStarts with CEnds with E1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. dress in a costume

Word origin

Borrowed from French costume, from Italian costume, from Latin consuētūdō (“custom, habit”). Doublet of consuetude, custom, and kastom.

Used in a sentence

  • the sight of thousands of people gathered to watch men walk the streets openly in female costume
  • The apology came after a netizen claimed Soberano was supposedly doing a black face, but the latter said, in defense, it was just a “costume.”
  • We wore gorilla costumes to the party.

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