disguising

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

DISGUISING, participle present tense Concealing by a counterfeit dress, or by a false show; intoxicating. DISGUISING, noun 1. The act of giving a false appearance. 2. Theatrical mummery or masking.
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