n. [ OE. guise, gise, way, manner, F. guise, fr. OHG. wīsa, G. weise. See Wise, n. ]
The swain replied, “It never was our guise
To slight the poor, or aught humane despise.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
As then the guise was for each gentle swain. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
A . . . specter, in a far more terrific guise than any which
ever yet have overpowered the imagination. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Guise. ] A person in disguise; a masker; a mummer. [ Obs. or Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]