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TOEFL BNC: 8635 COCA: 10606

guise

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
guise /ˈgaɪz/ noun
plural guises
guise
/ˈgaɪz/
noun
plural guises
Learner's definition of GUISE
[count] : one of several or many different ways in which something is seen, experienced, or produced形式;外表
[singular] : a way of seeming or looking that is not true or real伪装
TOEFL BNC: 8635 COCA: 10606

guise

noun

1
: a form or style of dress : costume
attended the masquerade in the guise of a court jester
2
a
obsolete : manner, fashion
b
archaic : a customary way of speaking or behaving
3
a
: external appearance : semblance
The android is a machine in human guise.
b
: pretext
swindles people under the guise of friendship

Example Sentences

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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Word History

Etymology

Middle English gise, guise, from Anglo-French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German wīsa manner — more at wise

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of guise was in the 13th century
TOEFL BNC: 8635 COCA: 10606

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