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Definition
a deceptive outward appearance
or more rarely:
any outward appearance — especially one that is new or clever
or more rarely:
any outward appearance — especially one that is new or clever
- Mademoiselle Bourienne and the little princess had to own to themselves that Princess Mary in this guise looked very plain, worse than usual, but it was too late.Book Three — 1805 (21% in)
- Under guise of a present for the pilgrims, Princess Mary prepared a pilgrim's complete costume for herself: a coarse smock, bast shoes, a rough coat, and a black kerchief.Book Six — 1808-10 (99% in)
- Pierre received him unwillingly at first, but got used to him after a while, sometimes even accompanied him on his carousals, and gave him money under the guise of loans.Book Eight — 1811-12 (50% in)
There are no more uses of "guise" in War and Peace.
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