Both Uses of
guise
in
Frankenstein
- The immense mountains and precipices that overhung me on every side, the sound of the river raging among the rocks, and the dashing of the waterfalls around spoke of a power mighty as Omnipotence—and I ceased to fear or to bend before any being less almighty than that which had created and ruled the elements, here displayed in their most terrific guise.†
Chpt 9
- I expressed a wish to visit England, but concealing the true reasons of this request, I clothed my desires under a guise which excited no suspicion, while I urged my desire with an earnestness that easily induced my father to comply.†
Chpt 18 *
Definition:
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(guise) a deceptive outward appearance
or more rarely:
any outward appearance -- especially one that is new or clever