Word Meanings - COSTUMER - Book Publishers vocabulary database

One who makes or deals in costumes, as for theaters, fancy balls, etc.

FANCYWORK
Ornamental work with a needle or hook, as embroidery, crocheting, netting, etc.
FANCYMONGER
A lovemonger; a whimsical lover. Shak.
FANCY
fantaisie, F. fantaisie, L. phantasia, fr. Gr. bhato shine. Cf. 1. The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into new pictures or images; the
MAKESHIFT
That with which one makes shift; a temporary expedient. James Mill. I am not a model clergyman, only a decent makeshift. G. Eliot.
FANCY-SICK
Love-sick. Shak.
FANCY-FREE
Free from the power of love. "In maiden meditation, fancy- free." Shak.
DISFANCY
To dislike.
INFANCY
The state or condition of one under age, or under the age of twenty-one years; nonage; minority. (more info) 1. The state or period of being an infant; the first part of life; early childhood. The babe yet lies in smiling infancy. Milton. Their