Definition of CAMOUFLAGE

camouflage

Meanings

Plural: camouflages

Noun

  • an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something
  • 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
  • device or stratagem for concealment or deceit
  • the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance
  • A disguise or covering up.
  • The act of disguising.
  • The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
  • A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
  • The resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
  • Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.

Verb

  • disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something
    • "The troops camouflaged themselves before they went into enemy territory"
  • To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing its appearance.

Origin / Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French camouflage, from camoufler (“to veil, disguise”), alteration (due to camouflet (“smoke blown in one's face”)) of Italian camuffare (“to muffle the head”), from ca- (from Italian capo (“head”)) + muffare (“to muffle”), from Medieval Latin muffula, muffla (“muff”). This Medieval Latin, from which there is also English muffle, is either derived from a Frankish *molfell (“soft garment made of hide”) from *mol (“softened, forworn”) (akin to Old High German molawēn (“to soften”), Middle High German molwic (“soft”)) + *fell (“hide, skin”), from Proto-Germanic *fellą (“skin, film, fleece”), or, an alternate etymology traces it to a Frankish *muffël (“a muff, wrap, envelope”) composed of *mauwa (“sleeve, wrap”) from Proto-Germanic *mawwō (“sleeve”) + *fell (“skin, hide”) from Proto-Germanic *fellą (“skin, film, fleece”).

Synonyms

camo, disguise

Scrabble Score: 18

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