CAMOUFLAGE


Meaning of CAMOUFLAGE in English

I. ˈkaməˌflä]zh, -ˌȧ] also -äm- or -ȧm- or ]j\ noun

( -s )

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: French, from camoufler to disguise (modification of Italian camuffare ) + French -age

1.

a. : the disguising of an installation, vehicle, gun position, or ship with paint, garnished nets, or foliage to reduce its visibility or conceal its actual nature or location from the enemy

b. : the disguise so applied or utilized

battleship-gray paint is an effective camouflage on a cloudy day

2.

a. : concealment by means of disguise

a totally different means of camouflage is used by the spider crab — W.H.Dowdeswell

b. : a disguise, behavior, or expedient adopted or designed to deceive or hide

behind this undistinguished camouflage of “everyman” resides a subtle and confusing individuality — C.L.Sulzberger

II. verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

transitive verb

: to conceal or disguise by camouflage

guns that had been camouflaged with green saplings — Edmund Wilson

his carriage flanked by detectives thinly camouflaged in tall hats and frock coats — J.J.Horgan

they wanted to prevent and correct their mistakes, not camouflage them — Milton Silverman

intransitive verb

: to practice camouflage

you can camouflage all you want to — Sinclair Lewis

III. adjective

Etymology: camouflage , noun

: made in colors or patterns typical of camouflage

a camouflage jacket

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