a) 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.
dialecticians and sophists assume the same guise as the philosopher
b) External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape.
Under the guise of patriotism
See Also: disguise
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