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English word origin

Etymology of aguise

From a- + guise; compare disguise.

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Unnumbered source etymology

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noun

Clothing, dress.

verb

To dress; to array.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From a- + guise; compare disguise.

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