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guisard

American

[gahy-zerd] / ˈgaɪ zərd /

noun

Scot. and North England. a person who wears a mask; mummer.

Etymology

Origin of guisard

First recorded in 1620–30; guise (in the sense “appear or go in disguise”) + -ard

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