Costume

Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)

the style of attire characteristic of an individual, community, class, or people; the modes of clothing and personal adornment which_prevail Costume in any period or country. balls, also called fancy dress balls, are 3. 16th Century (English) 4. 17th Century entertainments at which the guests adopt a style of dress different from the one usually worn. CÔTE D'OR (kōte-dor), an E. department of France, formed of part of the old province of Burgundy; area, 3,392 square miles. The surface is in general rather elevated, and is traversed by a CÔTES-DU-NORD chain of hills forming the connecting link between the Cevennes and the Vosges. A portion of that range, called the Côte d'Or (golden slope), receives its name on account of the excellence of the wines produced on its declivities. A great part art of the department is covered with forests. The valleys and plains are fertile, and there is good pasture land; but the vine culture is by far the most important branch of industry. To his department belong the first-class wines of Clos Vougeot, Romanée, Chambertin, Corton, Richebourg, Volney, Po- 2 1. Early 18th Century 2. 18th Century mard, Beaune, Montrachet, and Meursault. Côte d'Or is watered by the Seine, which rises in the N. W., and by several of its affluents; by the Saone, and by Arroux, a tributary of the Loire. The climate is temperate; iron, coal, marble, gypsum, and lithographic stones are found, the first in large quantities. Côte d'Or is divided into four arrondissements, viz., Beaune, Châtillon-sur-Seine, Dijon, and Semur, with Dijon for its capital. Pop. about 356,000. CÔTES - DU - NORD ( kōt - dü - nor), maritime department in the N. France, forming part of ancient Brittany; capital, Brieuc. Area, 2,659 square miles. The coast extends about 150 miles, and the herring, pilchard, and mackerel fishing is actively pursued. One of the main branches of industry is the rearing of cattle and horses. In manufacturing industries the principal branch is the spinning of of linen flax and hemp, and the weaving COTOPAXІ and sail-cloth. Among the minerals are iron, lead, and granite. Pop. about 605,000.