guise
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guises, plural;
/gīz/,
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guises, plural;
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An external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something
- - he visited in the guise of an inspector
- - telemarketing and selling under the guise of market research
Web Definitions:
- an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them"
- Guise is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France.
- (Guises) The House of Guise was a French ducal family, partly responsible for the French Wars of Religion.
- (Guising) Trick-or-treating is a custom for children on Halloween. Children proceed in costume from house to house, asking for treats such as candy, or sometimes money, with the question, "trick or treat? ...
- Customary way of speaking or acting; custom; fashion; manner; behavior; mien; mode; practice; -- often used formerly in such phrases as: at his own guise; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself; External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape; ...
- (Guising) similar to trick or treating. Children would traditionally go Guising at Halloween in order to collect money to buy fireworks for bonfire night November 5th
- (in Henri I de Lorraine, 3e duke de Guise (French noble))
- Location: Nijmegen, Netherlands