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Word: Camouflage
Speech Type: Noun
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
ˈkaməflɑː(d)ʒ
the disguising of military personnel, equipment, and installations by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings
Short Definition:military disguise
Examples:- on the trenches were pieces of turf which served for camouflage
Word: Camouflage
Speech Type: Verb
ˈkaməflɑː(d)ʒ
hide or disguise the presence of (a person, animal, or object) by means of camouflage
Short Definition:hide
Examples:- the caravan was camouflaged with netting and branches from trees
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