Definitions for costuming

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costuming cos·tum·ing

Spelling: [kos-too-ming, -tyoo-]

IPA: /ˈkɒs tu mɪŋ, -tyu-/

Costuming is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 14 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 19 points.

You can make 464 anagrams from letters in costuming (cgimnostu).

Definitions for costuming

noun

1. material for costumes.
2. costumes collectively.
3. the act of furnishing or designing costumes.
4. a style of dress, including accessories and hairdos, especially that peculiar to a nation, region, group, or historical period.
5. dress or garb characteristic of another period, place, person, etc., as worn on the stage or at balls.
6. fashion of dress appropriate to a particular occasion or season:
7. a set of garments, especially women's garments, selected for wear at a single time; outfit; ensemble.

adjective

1. of or characterized by the wearing of costumes:
2. meant for use with or appropriate to a specific costume:

verb (used with object)

1. to dress; furnish with a costume; provide appropriate dress for:

Origin of costuming

First recorded in 1855-60; costume + -ing¹

Examples for costuming

Incidentally, the costuming—as you may see from contemporary cuts—was a nightmare.

She was much inclined to criticism of the costuming and the acting.

They might not have been wholly intellectual in their costuming, but their message was multilayered.

The costuming, if any is needed, is to be done by pupils and teacher.

This indeed did not consume much time, for my costuming was scant.

We can have groups, and friezes, and scenes; the costuming has infinite possibilities.

Learn the art of costuming yourself for your part, and learn the art of makeup.

Our colonel, who accuses me of costuming Rawdon for his getaway.

And the costuming of the soft-focus heroine is feminine, maternal and homey.

There is a lot of elaborate make-up and costuming, and then a UFO arrives.