guise
1 Americannoun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
noun
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François de Lorraine 2nd Duc de, 1519–63, French general and statesman.
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his son Henri I de Lorraine Duc de, 1550–88, French general and leader of opposition to the Huguenots.
noun
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semblance or pretence
under the guise of friendship
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external appearance in general
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archaic manner or style of dress
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obsolete customary behaviour or manner
verb
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dialect to disguise or be disguised in fancy dress
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archaic (tr) to dress or dress up
Related Words
See appearance.
Etymology
Origin of guise
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English g ( u ) ise < Old French < Germanic; wise 2: (v.) Middle English gisen, derivative of the noun
Example Sentences
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He escapes into a mystical realm that is shown in a series of short films which span the 20th century, each vignette starring him in a different guise.
From Los Angeles Times
Oftentimes there are ego-driven attempts to rewrite history under the guise of “setting the record straight.”
From Los Angeles Times
Thomas, the 2018 Tour de France winner under the team's former guise of Team Sky, finished on Grand Tour podiums three other times.
From BBC
Merriam-Webster now defines it simply as a “sauce made from the thickened and seasoned juices of cooked meat,” a tidy description for something that shows up in about a thousand guises on American tables.
From Salon
Instead, the city took the property under the guise of building an auditorium nearby.
From Los Angeles Times
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