countenance vs guise

countenance

noun
  • Appearance, especially the features and expression of the face. 

  • Favour; support; encouragement. 

  • Calm facial expression, composure, self-control. 

verb
  • To tolerate, support, sanction, patronise or approve of something. 

guise

noun
  • External appearance in manner or dress; appropriate indication or expression; garb; shape. 

  • Customary way of speaking or acting; fashion, manner, practice (often used formerly in such phrases as "at his own guise"; that is, in his own fashion, to suit himself.) 

  • Misleading appearance; cover, cloak. 

How often have the words countenance and guise occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )