noun, verb, guised, guis⋅ing.| 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. |
| 5. | to dress; attire: children guised as cowboys. |
| 6. | Scot. and North England. to appear or go in disguise. |