guise

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\ ˈgīz

Definition of guise

1 : a form or style of dress : costume attended the masquerade in the guise of a court jester

2a obsolete : manner, fashion

b archaic : a customary way of speaking or behaving

3a : external appearance : semblance The android is a machine in human guise.

b : pretext swindles people under the guise of friendship

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Examples of guise in a Sentence

my new neighbor began seeking my company under the guise of friendship, but he turned out to be a member of a religious cult bent on conversion she felt as though she should be wearing some sort of Germanic guise, complete with dirndl, for the fall festival featuring traditional German food and drink

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