guisard

[ gahy-zerd ]
/ ˈgaɪ zərd /

noun

a person who wears a mask; mummer.

Origin of guisard

First recorded in 1620–30; guise + -ard

Words nearby guisard

guinean, guinevere, guinness, guipure, guiro, guisard, guisarme, guiscard, guise, guising, guitar

Example sentences from the Web for guisard

  • Some Guisard doubtless told him of what had occurred between Amyot and the queen-mother.

    Catherine de' Medici |Honore de Balzac

  • I have quite a collection of knives—some Guisard, and some Italian, but mostly of Toledo make.

    The White Plumes of Navarre |Samuel Rutherford Crockett

  • The man affects to be a fanatical Guisard; we four only know that he is on our side.

    The Works of Honor de Balzac |Honor de Balzac