guise
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noun
general external appearance; aspect; semblance: an old principle in a new guise.
assumed appearance or mere semblance: under the guise of friendship.
style of dress: in the guise of a shepherd.
Archaic. manner; mode.
verb (used with object), guised, guis·ing.
to dress; attire: children guised as cowboys.
verb (used without object), guised, guis·ing.
Scot. and North England. to appear or go in disguise.
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Origin of guise
1175–1225; (noun) Middle English g(u)ise < Old French < Germanic; see wise2: (v.) Middle English gisen, derivative of the noun
Synonyms for guise
Synonym study
1. See appearance.
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Examples from the Web for guises
Contemporary Examples of guises
This moral ambiguity is present throughout The Hunger Games, in a myriad of guises.
Which isn't exactly news, but bears repeating and repeating in all its guises and forms.
Historical Examples of guises
She gladly transferred all the power of the realm to her uncles, the Guises.
Henry IV, Makers of HistoryJohn S. C. Abbott
They were headed by one Besme, who had been bred up as a domestic in the family of the Guises.
Fox's Book of MartyrsJohn Foxe
But it was at Amboise that the vengeance of the Guises found its widest scope.
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)Henry Martyn Baird
As the summer advanced the perplexities of the Guises increased.
The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)Henry Martyn Baird
The Guises on one side, and the Huguenots on the other, cannot be controlled.
Historical Tales, Vol. 6 (of 15)Charles Morris
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Word Origin for guise
C13: from Old French guise, of Germanic origin; see wise ²
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