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costumery

costumery

1 7.8
A place where people make, store, and care for costumes for theater or film
  • noun
  • /ˈkɒstjuːməri/
  • Specialized
translation icon : departamento de vestuario
  • After hours of preparation, the costumery was finally ready for the opening night of the show.

Examples

  • Can you visit the costumery today?

  • She worked in the theater's costumery, designing and sewing elaborate costumes for the actors.

  • The theater's costumery was filled with outfits from every era.

  • She studied costumery to become a professional costume designer for movies.

  • The museum displayed a fascinating costumery from the Victorian period.

  • The costumery at the theater is impressive.

  • The director visited the costumery to ensure that each outfit matched the period of the play.

Synonyms

wardrobe
vscostumery
127 2.8

All the clothes a person owns for different occasions

is the department or place that also makes and manages those clothes
costuming
vscostumery
  • Specialized
4 4.2

Designing and making costumes for plays, films, or events

includes a department and storage role as well as the creative work

How Extensive

storage
339 1.0
costumery
  • Specialized
1 7.8
wardrobe
35 1.0

Surface Forms

costumery singular
costumeries plural

Morphology

costumery = costume (transparent) = costume + ery

Meaning is directly derived from 'costume' with the productive suffix '-ery' indicating a place or collective related to costumes.

Etymology

Costumery comes from costume plus the ending -ery, where costume came from an old word for 'custom' or 'habit' and later meant 'dress' or special clothes. So costumery is the workshop or department that makes and looks after those clothes for theatre and film.