guise

noun

\ ˈgīz

Definition of guise

(Entry 1 of 3)

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

Guise

biographical name (1)

\ ˈgēz also ˈgwēz

Definition of Guise (Entry 2 of 3)

2nd Duc de 1519–1563 François de Lorraine French soldier and politician

Guise

biographical name (2)

Definition of Guise (Entry 3 of 3)

3rd Duc de 1550–1588 Henri I de Lorraine French soldier and politician

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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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Photo by Heidis Bridge Maximalist interior design comes in many guises, be it in swaths of bold color, vibrant layers of pattern, or from sumptuous, varied textures and materials. — Samantha Weiss Hills, Curbed, "9 maximalist interiors that get the style right," 4 Sep. 2018 In carpets, the symbol takes on many guises—stars, medallions, jagged S-shapes. — Glenn Dixon, Smithsonian, "The Age-Old Tradition of Armenian Carpet Making Refuses to Be Swept Under the Rug," 6 July 2018 Three previous World Cup titles - 1954, 1974 and 1990 - had all come under the guise of West Germany, with a German nation split since the late 1940s after the fallout from the Second World War. — SI.com, "World Cup Countdown: 7 Weeks to Go - West Germany Win Italia '90 Against a Backdrop of Reunification," 6 May 2018 In all these guises, Casanova was a confidence man, wheeling and dealing for attention and power in Rococo-era Europe — a time of immoderation. — Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, "MFA’s ‘Casanova’ a voluptuous look at a notorious voluptuary," 6 July 2018 Serbs have played at the World Cup in several different guises in the past, reflecting the country's turbulent history as part of the former Yugoslavia and an independent state following that country's disintegration in the 1990s. — Mike Corder, chicagotribune.com, "Serbia want to close in on Round of 16 against Switzerland," 21 June 2018 Social robots in many guises – from police officers to restaurant waiters – are appearing in urban public and commercial spaces. — Mateja Kovacic, Smithsonian, "What Will the Automated City of the Future Look Like?," 10 Apr. 2018 The group’s reinvention now should distinguish it from an alphabet soup of trade associations representing financial services interests in different guises. — Tory Newmyer, Washington Post, "The Finance 202: Big banks mount hostile takeover of key trade association," 9 Jan. 2018 Magnus also posts comments on Instagram in the guises of the characters. — D. T. Max, The New Yorker, "“SKAM,” the Radical Teen Drama That Unfolds One Post at a Time," 23 Jan. 2017

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