in costume
idiom
: wearing a costume
If all the actors are in costume, we're ready to begin.
The waiters were all in ancient Roman costume.
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Being on those sets and seeing all these people in costume with their tags was really, really intense for all of us.
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Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
Over time, people would dress in costume, sing along to the music, and talk back at the screen at rowdy screenings.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Lots of labored stuff about riding a buggy or a cart with all sorts of people dressed in costume running around him.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Gibbons, who has a background in costume design, says this aspect came quite naturally.
—Michael Cuby, Them, 19 Feb. 2025
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Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Mar. 2025
Over time, people would dress in costume, sing along to the music, and talk back at the screen at rowdy screenings.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 7 Mar. 2025
Lots of labored stuff about riding a buggy or a cart with all sorts of people dressed in costume running around him.
—Bill Wyman, Vulture, 28 Feb. 2025
Gibbons, who has a background in costume design, says this aspect came quite naturally.
—Michael Cuby, Them, 19 Feb. 2025
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“In costume.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20costume. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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