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noun
1.
general external appearance; aspect; semblance: an old principle in a new guise.
2.
assumed appearance or mere semblance: under the guise of friendship.
3.
style of dress: in the guise of a shepherd.
4.
Archaic. manner; mode.
verb (used with object)
5.
to dress; attire: children guised as cowboys.
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Guise
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| not biased; fair and just |
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verb (used without object)
6.
Scot. and North England. to appear or go in disguise.
Origin:
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English g(u)ise < Old French < Germanic; see wise2: (v.) Middle English gisen, derivative of the noun
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English g(u)ise < Old French < Germanic; see wise2: (v.) Middle English gisen, derivative of the noun
Example Sentences
- Coffeehouse flavor in a new guise.
- Parker would slip into the guise of his alter ego, Spenser, cooking in his kitchen.
- Then reality hit, and it came under the guise of the economy.
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Word Origin & History
guise
c.1275, from O.Fr. guise, from Frank. *wisa (cf. O.H.G. wisa "manner, wise").
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