Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Articles of costume considered as a group.
  • noun The art of costuming.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Costume in general; clothing; apparel.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Costumes in general.

Etymologies

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costume +‎ -ery

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Examples

  • This kind of costumery can be really aspirational in a quietly haunting way.

    Gawker 2008

  • This kind of costumery can be really aspirational in a quietly haunting way.

    Gawker 2008

  • This kind of costumery can be really aspirational in a quietly haunting way.

    Gawker 2008

  • This kind of costumery can be really aspirational in a quietly haunting way.

    Gawker 2008

  • This kind of costumery can be really aspirational in a quietly haunting way.

    Gawker 2008

  • This kind of costumery can be really aspirational in a quietly haunting way.

    Gawker 2008

  • This kind of costumery can be really aspirational in a quietly haunting way.

    Gawker 2008

  • The group's second Annual event will juxtapose two distinct levels of dress-up: Jazz Age (tailcoats and beaded gowns) plus seasonal costumery.

    Swinging Into November Will Friedwald 2010

  • One must, I suppose, consider the wishes of the tourist; and the show does, with its musical song-and-dance numbers and sumptuous, skin-tight scaly costumery.

    2010 July | NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS 2010

  • One must, I suppose, consider the wishes of the tourist; and the show does, with its musical song-and-dance numbers and sumptuous, skin-tight scaly costumery.

    2010 July 06 | NIGEL BEALE NOTA BENE BOOKS 2010

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