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Meaning of 'guise' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Guise [ n.]
- Customary way of speaking or acting; custom; fashion; manner; behavior; mien; mode; practice; -- often used formerly in such phrases as: at his own guise; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.
- External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape.
- Cover; cloak; as, under the guise of patriotism.

Meaning of 'guise' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . guise [ n]
Meaning (1):
- an artful or simulated semblance
Example in sentence:
  • under the guise of friendship he betrayed them

Nearby Words:

guiac guiacol guiacum guib guicowar guid guidable guidage guidance guide

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