camouflage

English

/ˈkæ.məˌflɑːʒ/

noun
Definitions
  • A disguise or cover covering up.
  • The act of disguising.
  • (military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
  • (textiles) 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.
  • (biology) Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
  • Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.

Etymology

Borrowed from French camouflage (camouflage) derived from Italian camuffare (muffle the head, hide, disguise), capo (head, principal) derived from Latin muffla, muffula derived from Frankish *molfell (soft garment made of hide) derived from Proto-Germanic *fellą (skin, film, fleece, hide) derived from Frankish *muffël (a muff, envelope, wrap) derived from Proto-Germanic *mawwō (sleeve, muff), *fellą (skin, film, fleece, hide).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*fellą

Gloss

skin, film, fleece, hide

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

皮, 膚, 肌

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