Definition of camouflage

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cam·ou·flage    (km-fläzh, -fläj) KEY 

NOUN:

1. The method or result of concealing personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings.
2. Concealment by disguise or protective coloring.
3. Fabric or a garment dyed in splotches of green, brown, tan, and black so as to make the wearer indistinguishable from the surrounding environment.

VERB:
cam·ou·flaged, cam·ou·flag·ing, cam·ou·flag·es
VERB:
tr.

1. To conceal by the use of disguise or by protective coloring or garments that blend in with the surrounding environment.
2. To conceal, usually through misrepresentation or other artifice: camouflaged their hatred with professions of friendship. See Synonyms at disguise.

VERB:
intr.

To use protective coloring or garments for concealment.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French, from camoufler, to disguise, alteration (influenced by camouflet, snub, smoke blown in one's face), of Italian camuffare

OTHER FORMS:
camou·flager(Noun)