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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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Examples of guise in a Sentence
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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Enough Pep for Most of Us There’s no point denying it: the Bronco Sport is less powerful than its bigger sibling, which, in its Raptor guise, makes 418 hp and 440 ft lbs of torque.
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
To elude law enforcement, the thieves have adopted the guise of delivery personnel, according to authorities.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
The elections promised by the junta, slated for 2025, have also been denounced both domestically and internationally as a sham that would grant the junta the guise of legitimacy but offer little actual democracy.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
The balloons are retired every few years — and although classic characters often return in new guises, like Snoopy and Ronald McDonald, new favorites are added each year.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
To elude law enforcement, the thieves have adopted the guise of delivery personnel, according to authorities.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
The elections promised by the junta, slated for 2025, have also been denounced both domestically and internationally as a sham that would grant the junta the guise of legitimacy but offer little actual democracy.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
The balloons are retired every few years — and although classic characters often return in new guises, like Snoopy and Ronald McDonald, new favorites are added each year.
—Oscar Holland, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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“Guise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guise. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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Guise 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
ˈgēz,
also
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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