English-German translations for costume

• Kostüm das
• Tracht die
  Danke auch dem Berichterstatter in seiner bayerischen Tracht. Thank you also to the rapporteur, in your Bavarian costume.
• Anzug der
• kleider­tracht
• kostümieren
• Verkleidung die

Definition of costume

• A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people
• An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc
• A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season
• To dress or adorn with a costume or appropriate garb

Examples

• The dancer was wearing Highland costume
• We wore gorilla costumes to the party
• The bride wore a grey going-away costume

Related words

• costumer
• costumed
• costume design
• costume jewellery
• costume jewelry
• costume rehearsal
• costume ball
• costumed character
• costumed character for birthday parties