Both Uses of
guise
in
1984 by Orwell
- One literally never saw them except in the guise of prisoners, and even as prisoners one never got more than a momentary glimpse of them.
p. 116..4guise = outward appearance
- Big Brother is the guise in which the Party chooses to exhibit itself to the world.
p. 208..4 *
Definition:
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(guise) a deceptive outward appearance
or more rarely:
any outward appearance -- especially one that is new or clever