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   camouflage

   /ˈkaməflɑː(d)ʒ/

   noun

   • 1. the disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings: "on the trenches were pieces of turf which served for camouflage" Similar disguiseconcealment
   • ▪ clothing or materials used as camouflage: "figures dressed in army camouflage"
   • ▪ the natural colouring or form of an animal which enables it to blend in with its surroundings: "the whiteness of polar bears provides camouflage" Similar protective colouringtechnical:cryptic colouringcryptic colorationmimicry
   • ▪ actions or devices intended to disguise or mislead: "much of my apparent indifference was merely protective camouflage" Similar facadefrontfalse frontsmokescreencover-updisguisemaskcloakblindscreenmasqueradeconcealmentdissimulationpretencesubterfuge

   verb

   • 1. hide or disguise the presence of (a person, animal, or object) by means of camouflage: "the caravan was camouflaged with netting and branches from trees"
   • ▪ conceal the existence of (something undesirable): "grievances should be discussed, not camouflaged"

   Word Origin late 19th century (in sense ‘disguise, concealment’): French, from camoufler ‘to disguise’ (originally thieves' slang), from Italian camuffare ‘disguise, deceive’, perhaps by association with French camouflet ‘whiff of smoke in the face’. The military sense originated during the First World War.

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › camouflageCAMOUFLAGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CAMOUFLAGE definition: 1. the use of leaves, branches, paints, and clothes for hiding soldiers or military equipment so…. Learn more.

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   1. : the disguising especially of military equipment or installations with paint, nets, or foliage. also: the disguise so applied. 2. a. : concealment by means of disguise. The rabbit's white fur acts as camouflage in the snow. b. : behavior or artifice designed to deceive or hide.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › camouflageCAMOUFLAGE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Camouflage definition: the act, means, or result of obscuring things to deceive an enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost to view in the background, or by making up objects that from a distance have the appearance of fortifications, guns, roads, etc..

5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › camouflageCamouflage - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   To camouflage is to disguise, and a camouflage is that which disguises — like the leaf-colored and patterned uniforms worn by soldiers who want to blend in with their natural surroundings. Camouflage evolved from the French camoufler, which was slang for “to disguise.”

6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › CamouflageCamouflage - Wikipedia

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   Camouflage has been used to protect military equipment such as vehicles, guns, ships, aircraft and buildings as well as individual soldiers and their positions. Vehicle camouflage methods begin with paint, which offers at best only limited effectiveness.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › camouflageCAMOUFLAGE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   the way that the color or shape of an animal or plant appears to mix with its natural environment to prevent it from being seen and attacked: The lizard's light brown skin acts as (a) camouflage in the desert sand. zahoor salmi/Moment/GettyImages. [ S or U ] something that is meant to hide something, or behavior that is intended to hide the truth:

8. www.oed.com › dictionary › camouflage_ncamouflage noun - Oxford English Dictionary

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   attributive, designating a type of clothing originally worn by military personnel for concealment and typically having a mottled pattern in shades of green, brown, or grey, as camouflage suit, camouflage fatigues, camouflage clothing, etc.