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Definition of: guise
(gīz) noun
1. The external appearance as produced by garb or costume; outward seeming; mien; aspect; habit; dress.
2. The manner; behavior; also, customary manner; fashion; way.
3. A mask or pretense; cover.
—v. guised, guis·ing v.t.
1. Archaic To dress; costume.
2. Brit. Dial. To disguise.
—v.i.
3. Brit. Dial. To go about in disguise or costume. [<OF <Gmc. Akin to WISE2.]
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