# costuming

Pronunciation: US say "KOS-toom-ing" /ˈkɑsˌt(j)umɪŋ/; UK say "KOS-tyoom-ing" /ˈkɒs.tjuːm.ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act of putting on a costume or dressing up.
   - Simple: The act of putting on a costume to dress up.
   - _Backstage, the costuming took longer than anyone had expected._
   - _Between costumings, the reenactor switched from a Union soldier to a Confederate drummer boy._
3. Fabric and other materials used to make costumes.
   - Simple: Cloth and other things used to make costumes.
   - _Bolts of costuming filled the shelves of the wardrobe department._
   - _The budget barely covered the costuming for the lead's three outfits._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of costume. — present participle and gerund of costume
   - Simple: Present participle of costume. Use this form for the action happening now or as an -ing word.
   - _She is costuming the dancers in period dress for the opera._
   - _The studio spent months costuming the principal actors._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/costuming (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).