1
: a form or style of dress : costume
attended the masquerade in the guise of a court jester
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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Its softer and more feminine guise includes floral upholstery in lemony shades.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
By the time my story about him was published in the November 2023 issue of Vanity Fair, Aryeh Dodelson, and all of his guises, had disappeared from the face of the earth.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
In its many guises, idolatry has survived, despite regular and often cataclysmic proof of its dangers, for centuries and many people will consider a much-larger-than-life golden statue of a president to be perfectly splendid.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The Department of the Treasury last Thursday designated Hayat Yolu as a key player in a covert global network that uses the guise of humanitarian aid to raise money overseas.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Apr. 2026
By the time my story about him was published in the November 2023 issue of Vanity Fair, Aryeh Dodelson, and all of his guises, had disappeared from the face of the earth.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
In its many guises, idolatry has survived, despite regular and often cataclysmic proof of its dangers, for centuries and many people will consider a much-larger-than-life golden statue of a president to be perfectly splendid.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
The Department of the Treasury last Thursday designated Hayat Yolu as a key player in a covert global network that uses the guise of humanitarian aid to raise money overseas.
—Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 20 Mar. 2026
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“Guise.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/guise. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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Biographical Definition
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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