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  • 31Camouflage — Ca|mou|fla|ge* [kamu fla:ʒə] die; , n <aus gleichbed. fr. camouflage>: 1. (veraltet) Tarnung von Befestigungsanlagen. 2. (abwertend) Tarnung von [politischen] Absichten …

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  • 32camouflage — [20] Camouflage reached the English language during World War I, when the art of concealing objects from the enemy was considerably developed. It is of French origin, a derivative of the verb camoufler ‘disguise’, camp 90 which came from Italian… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 33camouflage — cam·ou·flage || kæmÊŠflɑːʒ n. disguise; coloring which blends with the surroundings v. disguise; hide with camouflage …

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  • 34camouflage —    (KAH moo flahzh) [French] A method or the materials used to conceal or disguise objects, military installations, equipment, etc., by coloring or screening so that they blend into the background or natural surroundings. To obscure or conceal… …

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  • 35camouflage — [ kaməflα:ʒ] noun 1》 the disguising of military personnel and equipment by painting or covering them to make them blend in with their surroundings.     ↘the clothing or materials used for such a purpose. 2》 the natural colouring or form of an… …

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  • 36camouflage — [ˈkæməˌflɑːʒ] noun [singular/U] colours or clothes that hide people, objects, or animals by making them look like the natural background camouflage verb [T] …

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  • 37camouflage — /ˈkæməflaʒ / (say kamuhflahzh), / fladʒ/ (say flahj) noun 1. Military the act, art, means, or result of disguising things to deceive the enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost to view in the background, or by making up… …

  • 38camouflage — ca|mou|fla|ge (el. kamuflage) sb., n, r, rne, i sms. camouflage , fx camouflagefarve …

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  • 39Camouflage —    This term describes coloration that is designed to help the human body blend in more with the environments surrounding it. Animals also have their own natural camouflage as well …

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  • 40camouflage — [20] Camouflage reached the English language during World War I, when the art of concealing objects from the enemy was considerably developed. It is of French origin, a derivative of the verb camoufler ‘disguise’, which came from Italian… …

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