Disguise

Definitions

1. Material (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
   countable, uncountable
2. The appearance of something on the outside which masks what’s beneath.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable
3. The act or state of disguising, notably as a ploy.
   countable, uncountable
4. A change of behaviour resulting from intoxication, drunkenness.
   archaic, countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“A cape and moustache completed his disguise.”

“Any disguise may expose soldiers to be deemed enemy spies.”

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