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1
a display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive
- he allowed himself to dine at fine restaurants all over the world under the guise of research for his book on international cuisine
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2
clothing chosen as appropriate for a specific situation
- 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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3
clothing put on to hide one's true identity or imitate someone or something else
- he sneaked into the castle to rescue Ivanhoe in the guise of a priest coming to give Ivanhoe his last rites
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4
outward and often deceptive indication
- hazing rituals may have the guise of harmless fun, but often the reality is serious physical abuse
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- affectation,
- demonstration,
- display,
- fiction,
- image,
- imitation,
- imposture,
- likeness,
- make-believe
- (also make-belief),
- pose,
- pretense
- (or pretence),
- representation,
- simulation
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“Guise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/guise. Accessed 17 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of guise was in the 13th century
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