Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The concealing of personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings.
- noun A shape or coloring that conceals.
- noun Cloth, netting, or other material used for camouflage.
- noun Fabric or a garment dyed in splotches of green, brown, and tan, used for camouflage in certain environments.
- intransitive verb To conceal by the use of camouflage.
- intransitive verb To conceal, usually through misrepresentation or other artifice: synonym: disguise.
- intransitive verb To use camouflage for concealment.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
disguise orcovering up . - noun The act of
disguising . - noun textiles A
pattern onclothing consisting ofirregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces. - noun biology Resemblance of an
organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection - noun Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
- verb To
hide ordisguise something bycovering it up or changing the way it looks.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
- noun fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background
- noun device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
- verb disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something
- noun an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This girl doesn't even know what the word camouflage means, but whatever, who cares.
Gizmodo Jesus Diaz 2011
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Why, they are what you call my camouflage, and a very good one too. '
Mr. Standfast John Buchan 1907
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What kind of camouflage is that, which exists, not to make one invisible, but ever more distinct?
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Long before the French word "camouflage" was brought into general use by a titanic war the art of concealment and illusion was practiced universally by the natives of the North American wilderness.
The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border 1890
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Hunters in camouflage gear are still common sights at the Kuujjuaq airport during Nunavik's sports caribou hunting season, which starts in mid-August and wraps up at the end of September.
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Hunters in camouflage gear are still common sights at the Kuujjuaq airport during Nunavik's sports caribou hunting season, which starts in mid-August and wraps up at the end of September.
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Dressed like Ted Nugent in camouflage, long hair and a scruffy beard, he stages a mixed-martial arts contest, which was shot last summer in Arkansas.
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"We are getting weaker and weaker every day," lamented Col. Ahmed Mohammed, a burly commander dressed in camouflage fatigues.
Somali militants grow more brazen in attack Sudarsan Raghavan 2010
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Would that be something like flak jackets covered in camouflage pattern Rhinestones?
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Imagine if you will, a woman in camouflage maternity uniform with combat boots that would do Goofy proud ...
BrainyBabe commented on the word camouflage
Colonel Gathersoles, O.B.E., was a warrior with his country's colours blazoned all over his face. He had red veins down his nose, a white moustache, and mild blue eyes. The mildness was nature's camouflage. -- ''Yashima, or, The Gorgeous West'' by R T Sherwood, 1931.
December 24, 2008
jmjarmstrong commented on the word camouflage
JM can’t find his camouflage gear.
July 4, 2011
bilby commented on the word camouflage
Some good animal examples, and not chameleons!
January 22, 2013