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Costume

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

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Verb group 6

Attire 84% connected

To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.

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Attire 84% connected

To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.

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Overdress 84% connected

To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much.

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Overdress 84% connected

To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much.

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Prink 84% connected

To dress or adjust one's self for show; to prank.

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Prink 84% connected

To dress or adjust one's self for show; to prank.

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Broader term 14

Apparel 76% connected

External clothing; vesture; garments; dress; garb; external habiliments or array.

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Attire 76% connected

To dress; to array; to adorn; esp., to clothe with elegant or splendid garments.

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Clothe 76% connected

To put garments on; to cover with clothing; to dress.

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Dress 76% connected

To direct; to put right or straight; to regulate; to order.

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Enclothe 76% connected

To clothe.

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Furnish 76% connected

To supply with anything necessary, useful, or appropriate; to provide; to equip; to fit out, or fit up; to adorn; as, to furnish a family with provis…

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Garb 76% connected

Clothing in general.

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Garment 76% connected

Any article of clothing, as a coat, a gown, etc.

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Habilitate 76% connected

Qualified or entitled.

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Offer 76% connected

To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up.

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Provide 76% connected

To look out for in advance; to procure beforehand; to get, collect, or make ready for future use; to prepare.

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Raiment 76% connected

Clothing in general; vesture; garments; -- usually singular in form, with a collective sense.

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Render 76% connected

One who rends.

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Supply 76% connected

To fill up, or keep full; to furnish with what is wanted; to afford, or furnish with, a sufficiency; as, rivers are supplied by smaller streams; an a…

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Narrower term 1

Masquerade 76% connected

An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions.

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Derivationally related 2

Costumer 74% connected

One who makes or deals in costumes, as for theaters, fancy balls, etc.

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Costumer 74% connected

One who makes or deals in costumes, as for theaters, fancy balls, etc.

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Component part 1

Wardrobe 70% connected

A room or apartment where clothes are kept, or wearing apparel is stored; a portable closet for hanging up clothes.

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