Meaning of GUISE
| Pronunciation: | | gIz
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| | Definition: | | [n] an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" |
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| | Synonyms: | | pretence, pretense, pretext |
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| | See Also: | | color, colour, semblance | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Guise\, n. [OE. guise, gise, way, manner, F. guise, fr.
OHG. w[=i]sa, G. weise. See {Wise}, n.]
1. 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. --Chaucer.
The swain replied, ``It never was our guise To
slight the poor, or aught humane despise.'' --Pope.
2. External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate
indication or expression; garb; shape.
As then the guise was for each gentle swain.
--Spenser.
A . . . specter, in a far more terrific guise than
any which ever yet have overpowered the imagination.
--Burke.
3. Cover; cloak; as, under the guise of patriotism.
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