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costumery

noun cos·tum·ery \-mə-rē\

Definition of COSTUMERY

1

: articles of costume

2

: the art of costuming

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First Known Use of COSTUMERY

1838

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Synonyms: apparel, attire, clobber [British slang], clothes, clothing, dress, duds, garments, gear, habiliment(s), habit [archaic], rags, raiment, rig, rigging, threads, toggery, togs, vestiary, vestments, vesture, wear, wearables, weeds

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