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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Guise \Guise\ (g[imac]z), noun [OE. guise, gise, way, manner, F. guise, fr. OHG. w[=i]sa, G. weise. See {Wise}, noun]
1. Customary way of speaking or acting; custom; fashion; manner; behavior; mien; mode; practice; -- often used formerly in such phrases as: at his own guise; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself. --Chaucer.
The swain replied, ''It never was our guise To slight the poor, or aught humane despise.'' --Pope.
2. External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape.
As then the guise was for each gentle swain. --Spenser.
A . . . specter, in a far more terrific guise than any which ever yet have overpowered the imagination. --Burke.
3. Cover; cloak; as, under the guise of patriotism.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
guise
noun: an artful or simulated semblance; "under the guise of friendship he betrayed them" [syn: {pretense}, {pretence}, {pretext}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
225 Moby Thesaurus words for "guise": MO, action, actions, activity, acts, address, affectation, air, algorithm, alibi, angle, apology, apparel, appearance, approach, array, aspect, attack, attire, bearing, bedizenment, behavior, behavior pattern, behavioral norm, behavioral science, blanket, blind, brow, carriage, cast, cast of countenance, cloak, clothes, clothing, coat, color, coloring, complexion, comportment, conduct, configuration, costume, countenance, course, cover, cover story, cover-up, coverage, covering, covert, coverture, cowl, cowling, culture pattern, curtain, custom, demeanor, deportment, device, disguise, doing, doings, drape, drapery, dress, dressing, duds, effect, eidolon, excuse, facade, face, facet, facial appearance, false front, fashion, fatigues, favor, feathers, feature, features, feint, fig, figure, folkway, form, front, garb, garments, gear, gestalt, gestures, getup, gloss, goings-on, habiliment, habit, handle, hanging, hood, housing, image, imago, impression, investiture, investment, lame excuse, light, likeness, line, line of action, lineaments, linen, lines, locus standi, look, looks, maintien, manner, manner of working, manners, mantle, mask, means, method, methodology, methods, mien, mode, mode of operation, mode of procedure, modus operandi, modus vivendi, motions, movements, moves, observable behavior, order, ostensible motive, outfit, pall, pattern, phase, phasis, physiognomy, poise, poor excuse, port, pose, posture, practice, praxis, presence, pretense, pretension, pretext, procedure, proceeding, process, protestation, public motive, put-off, rags, raiment, reference, refuge, regard, respect, rig, robes, routine, screen, seeming, semblance, setout, sham, shape, shelter, shield, show, showing, shroud, side, simulacrum, slant, smoke screen, social science, sportswear, stalking-horse, stance, stratagem, style, subterfuge, system, tack, tactics, technique, tenor, the drill, the how, the way of, threads, togs, toilette, tone, total effect, traits, trick, trim, turn, turnout, twist, varnish, veil, vestment, vesture, view, viewpoint, visage, way, way of life, ways, wear, wearing apparel, wise
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