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costumer

to dress in costume, to costume

verb kos-too-MEH Rare
Arts & Culture Performance

Usage Note

Costumer means to dress someone (or oneself, as se costumer) in a costume or fancy-dress outfit. The noun costume means both a theatrical costume and, in everyday French, a man's suit. Un bal costumé is a costume ball or masquerade. The person who makes theatrical costumes is le/la costumier/costumière.

Examples

"Les enfants se sont costumés pour le carnaval."

Natural Translation

The children dressed up in costumes for the carnival.

Literal Translation

The children themselves-are costumed for the carnival.

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