costume vs facing

costume

noun
  • A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season. 

  • A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people. 

  • An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc. 

verb
  • To dress or adorn with a costume or appropriate garb. 

facing

noun
  • Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside. 

  • A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting. 

  • The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about. 

  • The most external portion of exterior siding. 

  • The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat. 

adj
  • Diverging in the direction of travel. 

  • Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction) 

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