Bible Dictionaries
Costume

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) Such an arrangement of accessories, as in a picture, statue, poem, or play, as is appropriate to the time, place, or other circumstances represented or described.

(2):

(n.) Dress in general; esp., the distinctive style of dress of a people, class, or period.

(3):

(n.) A character dress, used at fancy balls or for dramatic purposes.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Costume'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/costume.html. 1828.