All 3 Uses of
guise
in
Moby Dick
- But could it be possible that any sober harpooneer would get into a door mat, and parade the streets of any Christian town in that sort of guise?†
Chpt 1-3 *
- Peleg!" said Bildad, lifting his eyes and hands, "thou thyself, as I myself, hast seen many a perilous time; thou knowest, Peleg, what it is to have the fear of death; how, then, can'st thou prate in this ungodly guise.†
Chpt 16-18
- The brigandish guise which the Canaller so proudly sports; his slouched and gaily-ribboned hat betoken his grand features.†
Chpt 52-54
Definition:
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(guise) a deceptive outward appearance
or more rarely:
any outward appearance -- especially one that is new or clever