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.
Example
“A cape and moustache completed his disguise.”
Other meanings
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.”
Synonyms
- camouflage
- mask
Related words
- disguiseless
- undisguise
Word history
From Latin "dis-".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “disguise” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.