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: a form or style of dress : costume
attended the masquerade in the guise of a court jester
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he sneaked into the castle to rescue Ivanhoe in the guise of a priest coming to give Ivanhoe his last rites
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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Wearing a brown knit cardigan, Beetlejuice takes on the guise of a couples therapist.
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Emma Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
It was only supposed to be a limited edition but the variant proved to be enough of a hit that it was brought back in 1984 with an even more potent engine and its now trademark all-black guise.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
In each portrait the artist assumes the guise of an actor or entertainer, gazing into the camera with a pleased expression or a toothy smile.
—Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Combat, a rare low point of the original, returns in a newly scrappy guise: Each swing, dodge, and pull of the trigger is a moment of high-octane drama in itself.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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Emma Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
It was only supposed to be a limited edition but the variant proved to be enough of a hit that it was brought back in 1984 with an even more potent engine and its now trademark all-black guise.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 22 Nov. 2024
In each portrait the artist assumes the guise of an actor or entertainer, gazing into the camera with a pleased expression or a toothy smile.
—Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024
Combat, a rare low point of the original, returns in a newly scrappy guise: Each swing, dodge, and pull of the trigger is a moment of high-octane drama in itself.
—Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
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“Guise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guise. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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Guise 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
ˈgēz,
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ˈgwēz 
2nd Duc de 1519–1563 François de Lorraine French soldier and politician
Guise
2 of 2biographical name (2)
3rd Duc de 1550–1588 Henri I de Lorraine French soldier and politician
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