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Normally, you have to wait for the costume department to help you out of costume.
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Meaning of "costume department" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF COSTUME DEPARTMENT

costume department  [ˈkɒstjuːm dɪˈpɑːtmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COSTUME DEPARTMENT

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Costume department is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COSTUME DEPARTMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of costume department in the English dictionary

The definition of costume department in the dictionary is the department in a theatre or TV company that is responsible for actors' costumes.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COSTUME DEPARTMENT


adjustment
əˈdʒʌstmənt
allotment
əˈlɒtmənt
apartment
əˈpɑːtmənt
appointment
əˈpɔɪntmənt
assortment
əˈsɔːtmənt
commitment
kəˈmɪtmənt
compartment
kəmˈpɑːtmənt
comportment
kəmˈpɔːtmənt
department
dɪˈpɑːtmənt
disappointment
ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntmənt
enactment
ɪnˈæktmənt
excitement
ɪkˈsaɪtmənt
fitment
ˈfɪtmənt
investment
ɪnˈvɛstmənt
mistreatment
ˌmɪsˈtriːtmənt
ointment
ˈɔɪntmənt
pretreatment
priːˈtriːtmənt
recruitment
rɪˈkruːtmənt
statement
ˈsteɪtmənt
treatment
ˈtriːtmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COSTUME DEPARTMENT

costly
costmaries
costmary
Costner
costotomies
costotomy
costrel
costs
costume
costume ball
costume change
costume designer
costume drama
costume jewellery
costume piece
costumer
costumery
costumey
costumier
costus

WORDS THAT END LIKE COSTUME DEPARTMENT

advertisement
contentment
cost-of-living adjustment
education department
enchantment
enlistment
fire department
foreign investment
graphic design department
heat treatment
indictment
Justice Department
one-room apartment
police department
power of appointment
resentment
sales department
service department
State Department
studio apartment
the treatment

Synonyms and antonyms of costume department in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «costume department» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COSTUME DEPARTMENT

Find out the translation of costume department to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of costume department from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «costume department» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

服装部门
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

departamento de vestuario
570 millions of speakers

English

costume department
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पोशाक विभाग
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

قسم زي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

костюм отдел
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

departamento de figurino
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পরিচ্ছদ বিভাগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

département des costumes
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Jabatan pakaian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Kostümabteilung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

衣装部門
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

의상 부서
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pakaryan departemen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bộ phận trang phục
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆடைத் துறை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पोषाख विभाग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kostüm departmanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

reparto costumi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dział kostium
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

костюм відділ
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

departamentul de costum
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τμήμα κοστούμι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kostuum departement
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dräkt avdelning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

kostymeavdeling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of costume department

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COSTUME DEPARTMENT»

The term «costume department» is regularly used and occupies the 97.610 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COSTUME DEPARTMENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about costume department

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QUOTES WITH «COSTUME DEPARTMENT»

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Sophie McShera
Normally, you have to wait for the costume department to help you out of costume.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COSTUME DEPARTMENT»

Discover the use of costume department in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to costume department and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Costume Design 101: The Art and Business of Costume Design ...
This book provides a real life, in depth look at big league studio costume departments with an eye toward explaining what's involved, including costume design theories, department operations and management, from supervision to set labor, ...
Richard La Motte, 2001
2
Make-Up, Hair and Costume for Film and Television
... make sure they are hanging carefully ready for use. Alongside make-up and hairdressing departments, costume personnel. 176 Costume Department Skills Costume Department.
Jan Musgrove, 2013
3
Filmmaking: Direct Your Movie from Script to Screen Using ...
FIRST FITTING Once the costumes have been chosen and gathered, it's important for the actors to try on each piece, and for the costume department to then make any necessary alterations. Sometimes, for more elaborate costumes, the actors ...
Jason Tomaric, 2013
4
Production Management for TV and Film: The Professional's Guide
The number of background artists will have a huge impact on the costume budget , particularly if it is a period show, and every individual extra will need to be specially fitted for a costume.The rest of the costume department could consist of a ...
Linda Stradling, 2010
5
Hollywood Before Glamour: Fashion in American Silent Film
Such exclusions indicate that Lasky's publicity about Hoffman's appointment was effective and that it was still not the norm to give credit to designers in the costume department.90 That costumes worn by Metro stars were displayed at the  ...
Michelle Tolini Finamore, 2013
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Running the Show: The Essential Guide to Being a First ...
Costume Some directors, particularly those comingfrom a commercials background, will engage enthusiasticallywith the costume department froman earlystage. For others, it wouldn'teven occur to them tohavea conversation. You want ...
Liz Gill, 2012
7
The Prop Building Guidebook: For Theatre, Film, and TV
Obviously there is a lot of crossover between the costume department and props department on these items; the lead soldier may use his sword in a sword fight while the background soldiers keep their swords sheathed, but everyones sword  ...
Eric Hart, 2013
8
Extraordinary Jobs for Creative People
The costume designer works ahead, fitting and preparing costumes and ensuring everything required is available when scheduled for filming. Costume designers are also responsible for lots of paperwork related to the costume department, ...
Alecia T. Devantier, Carol A. Turkington, 2009
9
Directing Plays
One of the reasons for the great success of the costume department in BBC Television classic serials and historical plays in the 1960s and 70s was that the costume department in those days possessed its own collection of historical costumes, ...
Don Taylor, 1996
10
The Stage Management Handbook
Under the costume heading, you would include an entry notifying the costume designer and the costume department that this character in a particular scene needs a pocket for the pocket watch. If placement of the pocket is critical, include this ...
Daniel Ionazzi, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COSTUME DEPARTMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term costume department is used in the context of the following news items.
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UK-Based Budding Designer Courses Bullying Campaign Through …
His works has been showcased in catwalks and he has been commissioned by the BBC costume department to create a headpiece on one of ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jul 15»
2
Deadpool: Close-Up Look At Costume
... from comics to live-action. I'm giving Deadpool a thumbs-up right back for an excellent look. The costume department really pulled it off here. «Bam! Smack! Pow!, Jul 15»
3
Experience 'Saturday Night Live' at new exhibit
Next you head to the costume department, where you see a hall of costumes, including ones for King Tut, Hans and Franz, the Spartan ... «Indiana Gazette, Jul 15»
4
Observer Ethical Awards 2015 winners: Coronation Street
In the costume department the previous din of tumble dryers has given way to the sustainable silence of the washing line as characters' ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
5
The Flying Dutchman review – Opera North's perfect theatrical storm
There's also a slight advance in the costume department – the production doesn't feel quite as budget-conscious as the Ring, whose Valkyries ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
6
Romeo and Juliet Review: Shakespeare's Globe at the Cambridge …
I was also quite unsure of the costume department's choice of having the cast painted in an array of tattoos, which seemed to serve no purpose ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
7
Career spotlight: Costume designer
And after doing that I felt like I'd found my tribe, and so I decided to start at the very bottom in the film industry, in the costume department, and ... «ArtsHub, Jun 15»
8
3 Directors, 4 New Movie Secrets
Director Paul Feig tweeted the picture with the clever hashtag "#whatyougonnawear." The costume department was even nice enough to label ... «ABC15 Arizona, Jun 15»
9
Soroptimists rental of pillows at OSF has benefited community for 66 …
In 1957, $250 was awarded to a woman in the costume department at OSF. This year, after operating expenses were deducted, SI Ashland ... «Ashland Daily Tidings, Jun 15»
10
Six months later, still no answers on Oak Park Mall
Kaercher is now a board member at the theater and runs the costume department. “It was the best move I could make for not only me, but my ... «Austin Herald, Jun 15»

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