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Camouflage   /kˈæməflˌɑʒ/   Listen
Camouflage

noun
1.
An outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something.  Synonym: disguise.
2.
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.  Synonym: camo.
3.
Device or stratagem for concealment or deceit.
4.
The act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance.  Synonym: disguise.
verb
1.
Disguise by camouflaging; exploit the natural surroundings to disguise something.





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"Camouflage" Quotes from Famous Books



... being very skilfully made by many leaders in the Schools today to camouflage this impossibility. A very recent article by Dr. Shailer Mathews on "Christ and Education" ...
— The Church, the Schools and Evolution • J. E. (Judson Eber) Conant
... the Germans again were burrowing, Brosseau pointed out. Some places they had burrowed far too deep to be endangered by shells; but their ways of egress were not known. These were covered with camouflage. ...
— The Boy Allies with Haig in Flanders • Clair W. Hayes
... have smashed at least half of them," Stan answered. "But the part that interested me most was the underground hangars. The screen is only a temporary camouflage. The planes are snapped back into the underground hangar. I say we got about half of them, because the wrecked ones were still out under the screen. The ...
— A Yankee Flier Over Berlin • Al Avery
... Wicker's voice in the shell, "the masts and the sides of the ship could be seen from the sea. So with all haste, once anchored in the cove, the men must go ashore, bring back palm fronds and leafy branches and camouflage—as you say in your time—the Mirabelle from her topmost mast to the ...
— Mr. Wicker's Window • Carley Dawson
... of my camouflage suit and pulled out the blueprints. With the faithful priests stumbling after me, I located the control room and turned on the lights. There was a residue of charge in the emergency batteries, just enough to give a dim light. ...
— The Repairman • Harry Harrison


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