disguise.
Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
Meaning & usage
Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
A cape and moustache completed his disguise.
hiding one's treacherous intentions under the guise of friendship
The appearance of something on the outside which masks what’s beneath.
old ideas in a new guise
The act or state of disguising, notably as a ploy.
Any disguise may expose soldiers to be deemed enemy spies.
A change of behaviour resulting from intoxication, drunkenness.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English disgisen, disguisen, borrowed from Old French desguiser (modern French déguiser), itself derived from des- (“dis-”) (from Latin dis-) + guise (“guise”) (from a Germanic source).
To change the appearance of (a person or thing) so as to hide, or to assume an identity.
Spies often disguise themselves.
To transform or disfigure, to change the appearance of in general.
To avoid giving away or revealing (something secret); to hide by a false appearance.
He disguised his true intentions.
To dress in newfangled or showy clothing, to deck out in new fashions.
To dissemble, to talk or act falsely while concealing one’s thoughts.
To affect or change by liquor; to intoxicate.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English disgisen, disguisen, borrowed from Old French desguiser (modern French déguiser), itself derived from des- (“dis-”) (from Latin dis-) + guise (“guise”) (from a Germanic source).
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