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garment vs costume

costume vs garment

garment and costume both are nouns.

garment and costume both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
garment Yes No Yes No
costume Yes No Yes No
As verbs, costume is a hyponym of garment; that is, costume is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than garment:
  • garment: provide with clothes or put clothes on
  • costume: dress in a costume
garment (noun) costume (noun)
an article of clothing the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
the attire characteristic of a country or a time or a social class
unusual or period attire not characteristic of or appropriate to the time and place
the prevalent fashion of dress (including accessories and hair style as well as garments)
garment (verb) costume (verb)
provide with clothes or put clothes on dress in a costume
furnish with costumes; as for a film or play
Difference between garment and costume

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