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- noun Plural form of
costume . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
costume .
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Examples
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Of the bathing at Trouville, a book might be written on the costumes alone -- on the suits of motley, the harlequins, the mephistopheles, the spiders, the 'grasshoppers green,' and the other eccentric _costumes de bain_ -- culminating in a lady's dress trimmed with death's heads, and a gentleman's, of an indescribable colour, after the pattern of a trail of seaweed.
Normandy Picturesque Henry Blackburn 1863
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One thing about getting dressed up in costumes is that gender bending becomes normal.
Shoot me now. Roger Sutton 2009
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Trust me, we were making fun of those Batman and Robin costumes from the get go.
Rant: Did Batman and Robin Really Screw Things Up THAT Much? « FirstShowing.net 2008
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Children in costumes knocked on doors asking the homeowner that simple question; "Trick or Treat?"
Reyne Haines: Reyne Gauge: The History of Halloween Reyne Haines 2010
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Children in costumes knocked on doors asking the homeowner that simple question; "Trick or Treat?"
Reyne Haines: Reyne Gauge: The History of Halloween Reyne Haines 2010
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Oct. 29: Beware TV stars in costumes this Halloween week
Critic's Corner: TV Show Reviews and Suggestions from Robert Bianco 2010
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Yes, there were people in costumes (though I only saw one Star Trek costume — an original series one, at that — and not a single Klingon).
Montreal WorldCon: the science column ewillett 2009
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Children in costumes knocked on doors asking the homeowner that simple question; "Trick or Treat?"
Reyne Haines: Reyne Gauge: The History of Halloween Reyne Haines 2010
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Almost as good as monkeys in costumes! sideshowRaheem
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Music students, in costumes, and playing music instruments, lead, anyone who wishes to join the 'callejoneadas'.
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