I. noun
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■ VERB
wear
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He wore a mottled camouflage jacket and a lightweight stetson and carried an automatic rifle.
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He wisely wore camouflage on his trips to Frankfurt: long-term investor brown.
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They wore camouflage uniform and, from the looks of them, had been living long in the jungle.
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It is no coincidence that combat soldiers, particularly paratroops, wear camouflage uniforms that somewhat resemble a leopard's spotted coat.
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Besuited union officials wear camouflage ties.
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Marta passes the sign without a glance, wearing military-style camouflage pants she has owned 11 years.
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Several delegates turned up to the banquet wearing dinner jackets with camouflage bow ties and cummerbunds.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The stripes of the tiger provide important camouflage in its natural setting.
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We used leaves and sticks as camouflage .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But like all good hunters going into the jungle, I needed camouflage .
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Equipment was checked once more and the Jocks paired off to arrange each other's camouflage .
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Lee was pulling bits of twig through the camouflage net and going to the entrance all the time to look at Caspar.
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Marines in camouflage fatigues and grease paint, along with a few frogmen, boarded three rubber boats for Yudo Island.
II. verb
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■ ADVERB
well
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Another bird that dies in the same way may be so small and well camouflaged that no one notices it.
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The offices of the renowned Literary Review are well camouflaged .
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The fry are on the small side, so they, too, are well camouflaged .
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And even that was well camouflaged by skilful make-up.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Entrances to the tunnels were carefully camouflaged.
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Soldiers had camouflaged the trucks with branches and dirt.
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The lizards camouflage themselves by changing colour.
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We camouflaged the plane by covering it with leaves.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Before going amongst outlandish strangers, it may be sensible to camouflage oneself.
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Experienced researchers are wise to all the tricks used to camouflage a poorly prepared document, so do not encourage criticism.
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He had one of those poor beards, the kind that camouflage a slack jaw.
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I jumped out of the car and began to collect up fallen pine branches with which to camouflage the vehicle.
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If you camouflage your filter remember to allow easy access for regular maintenance.
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In a desperate effort to camouflage falling rents and values landlords have been offering inducements to tenants.
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It had been perfectly camouflaged, with its ears pulled back and its white flanks hidden by a furtive crouch.