| disguise | (n) an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something, Syn. camouflage, Example: the theatrical notion of disguise is always associated with catastrophe in his stories |
| disguise | (n) any attire that modifies the appearance in order to conceal the wearer's identity |
| disguise | (n) the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance, Syn. camouflage, Example: he is a master of disguise |
| disguise | (v) make unrecognizable, Syn. mask, Example: The herb masks the garlic taste; We disguised our faces before robbing the bank |
| Disguise | v. t. Bunyan was forced to disguise himself as a wagoner. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ] All God's angels come to us disguised. Lowell. [ 1913 Webster ] I have just left the right worshipful, and his myrmidons, about a sneaker of five gallons; the whole magistracy was pretty well disguised before I gave them the ship. Spectator. |
| Disguise | n. There is no passion which steals into the heart more imperceptibly and covers itself under more disguises, than pride. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] That eye which glances through all disguises. D. Webster. [ 1913 Webster ] Disguise was the old English word for a masque. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Disguisedly | adv. In disguise. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Disguisedness | n. The state of being disguised. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Disguisement | n. Disguise. [ R. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Disguiser | n. |
| Disguising | n. A masque or masquerade. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |