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MASQUERADE COSTUME

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does masquerade costume mean? 

MASQUERADE COSTUME (noun)
  The noun MASQUERADE COSTUME has 1 sense:

1. a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade partyplay

  Familiarity information: MASQUERADE COSTUME used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MASQUERADE COSTUME (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

fancy dress; masquerade; masquerade costume

Hypernyms ("masquerade costume" is a kind of...):

costume (the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball)

disguise (any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity)

Meronyms (parts of "masquerade costume"):

domino (a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a masquerade costume)

false face (a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume)


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