Costume and Vestments

Costume

Costume noun - Clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation.
Usage example: a tuxedo is the only acceptable costume for men attending a formal event

Vestments and costume are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Vestments" instead a noun "Costume". archaic substitute

Nearby Words: costumed, costumier, costuming

Vestments

Vestments noun - Covering for the human body.
Usage example: nowadays at adult Halloween parties a lot of women like to wear vestments that reveal their inner vixen
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Synonyms for Vestments

Costume and vestments are semantically related. You can use "Costume" instead a noun "Vestments".

Both words in one sentence

  • The Governor is rarely seen out of his cloth-of-gold vestments and Suzette frequently wears her splendid and seductive court costume to awe and inflame provincial officials.
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