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guise

noun
/ˈɡaɪz/

Etymology

From Middle English guise, gise, gyse, from Old French guisse, guise, vise (“guise, manner, way”), from Old Frankish *wīsa (“manner, way, fashion”), from Proto-Germanic *wīsǭ (“manner, way”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, view, behold, perceive”). Cognate with Old High German wīsa (“way, manner”), Old English wīse (“way, manner”), Dutch wijze (“way, manner”). More at wise.

  1. derived from *weyd-✻ — “to see, view, behold, perceive”
  2. derived from *wīsǭ✻ — “manner, way”
  3. derived from *wīsā✻
  4. derived from guisse
  5. inherited from guise

Definitions

  1. A customary way of speaking or acting

    A customary way of speaking or acting; a fashion, a manner, a practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.)

    • 1924, Aristotle. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Aristotle. Metaphysics. Book 1, Part 5. dialecticians and sophists assume the same guise as the philosopher

  2. An external appearance in manner or dress

    An external appearance in manner or dress; an appropriate indication or expression; a garb; a shape.

  3. A misleading appearance

    A misleading appearance; a cover, a cloak.

    • Under the guise of patriotism
    • Ought we be concerned that our rights to protest are being continually eroded under the guise of enhancing our safety?
    • This was almost like a behind-closed-doors pre-season friendly in an international guise so it comes as no surprise that England lacked the sort of sharpness and inspiration that would have come with more match practice.
  4. ›+ 4 more definitions

    1. To dress.

    2. To act as a guiser

      To act as a guiser; to go dressed up in a parade etc.

    3. Deliberate misspelling of guys.

      • Sup guise? — What's up, guys?

    4. A surname.

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Derived

aguise

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at guise. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at guise. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at guise

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA