http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3260.9132)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CostumesClothesDresses/zpgvz/post.htm#493107Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:40:04 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:493107nona the brit0http://www.englishforums.com/English/CostumesClothesDresses/zpgvz/post.htm#493107http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-493107.xml<p>No. You need a dictionary.</p> <p>Dresses are a specific type of clothing worn by girls/women. </p> <p><span>dress</span> <span>(PIECE OF CLOTHING)</span> &nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.englishforums.com/English/define.asp?dict=CALD&amp;key=23814&amp;ph=on">Show phonetics</a><br /><span>noun</span> <span><img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-44.gif" alt="Coffee" title="Coffee" /></span> <br /><span>a piece of clothing for women or girls which covers the top half of the body and hangs down over the legs:</span><br /><span>a long/short dress</span><br /><span>a wedding dress</span><br /></p> <p>Costumes are not ordinary clothes. They involve &#39;dressing up&#39; as something - for example on Halloween the children might wear costumes that make them look like witches, wizards, pumpkins, Elvis, whatever.</p> <p><span>1</span> <span>[C</span> or <span>U]</span> <span>the set of clothes typical of a particular country or period of history, or suitable for a particular activity:</span><br /><span>Singers performing Mozart&#39;s operas often <b>dress in</b>/wear <b>historical</b> costume.</span><br /><span>The dancers leading the procession were <b>in</b> colourful and elaborate costumes.</span><br /><span><span>UK</span> The shop has a good selection of bikinis and <b>bathing/swimming</b> costumes.</span><br /><br /><span>2</span> <span><img src="http://www.englishforums.com/emoticons/emotion-44.gif" alt="Coffee" title="Coffee" /></span> (<span>UK ALSO</span> <span>fancy-dress costume</span>) <span>a set of clothes worn in order to look like someone or something else, especially for a party or as part of an entertainment:</span><br /><span>Our host was wearing a clown costume.</span><br /><span>The children were dressed in <b>halloween</b> costumes.</span><br /></p><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CostumesClothesDresses/zpgdp/post.htmWed, 26 Mar 2008 09:19:37 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:493100Angliholic1http://www.englishforums.com/English/CostumesClothesDresses/zpgdp/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-493100.xml<p>On Halloween, the children put on costumes and asked for candy at different houses.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Hi,</p> <p>Is &quot;costumes&quot; in the above interchangeable with &quot;clothes/dresses?&quot; Thanks.</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>