The meaning of GUISE is a form or style of dress : costume. How to use guise in a sentence.
GUISE definition: 1. the appearance of someone or something, especially when intended to deceive: 2. the appearance…. Learn more.
Definition of guise noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
You use guise to refer to the outward appearance or form of someone or something, which is often temporary or different from their real nature. He turned up at a fancy dress Easter dance in the guise of a white rabbit. [+ of] I see myself at different moments of history, in various guises and occupations.
From Middle English guise, gise, gyse, from Old French guisse, guise, vise (“guise, manner, way”), from Old Frankish *wīsa (“manner, way, fashion”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsǭ (“manner, way”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, view, behold, perceive”).
The noun guise refers to an outward appearance that conceals the true nature of someone or something. Your classmate might chat with you under the guise of friendship, but you know she's really just looking for juicy gossip.
guise (gīz), n., v., guised, guis ing. n. semblance: an old principle in a new guise. assumed appearance or mere semblance: under the guise of friendship. style of dress: in the guise of a shepherd. mode. attire: children guised as cowboys. Scottish Terms to appear or go in disguise. 1. form, shape. See appearance. Guise (gēz), n.
Guise is an external form, appearance, or manner of presentation, typically concealing the true nature of something. It can refer to a way of seeming or looking that is not true or real.