smoke camouflage

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• camouflage — 1917, from Fr. camoufler, Parisian slang, to disguise, from It. camuffare to disguise, perhaps a contraction of capo muffare to muffle the head. Probably altered by Fr. camouflet puff of smoke, on the notion of blow smoke in someone s face. The… …   Etymology dictionary

• smoke screen — 1915, as a form of military camouflage, from SMOKE (Cf. smoke) (n.1); 1926 in the fig. sense. The association of smoke with deception, deliberate obscurity dates back to at least 1565 …   Etymology dictionary

• camouflage — [kam′ə fläzh΄, kam′əfläj΄] n. [Fr < camoufler, to disguise; prob. altered (infl. by camouflet, puff of smoke) < It camuffare, to disguise] 1. the disguising of troops, ships, guns, etc. to conceal them from the enemy, as by the use of paint …   English World dictionary

• camouflage — camouflageable, adj. camouflager, n. camouflagic, adj. /kam euh flahzh /, n., adj., v., camouflaged, camouflaging. n. 1. the act, means, or result of obscuring things to deceive an enemy, as by painting or screening objects so that they are lost… …   Universalium

• smoke screen — noun 1. (military) screen consisting of a cloud of smoke that obscures movements • Syn: ↑smokescreen • Topics: ↑military, ↑armed forces, ↑armed services, ↑military machine, ↑war machine …   Useful english dictionary

• Smoke on the Daughter — Une histoire fumeuse Une histoire fumeuse Saison 19 Épisode n°15 Titre original Smoke on the Daughter Titre québecois Titre inconnu Code de production KABF08 1e diffusion aux …   Wikipédia en Français

• Smoke on the daughter — Une histoire fumeuse Une histoire fumeuse Saison 19 Épisode n°15 Titre original Smoke on the Daughter Titre québecois Titre inconnu Code de production KABF08 1e diffusion aux …   Wikipédia en Français

• smoke screen — {n. phr.} A camouflage; a veil; something used to cover or hide something. * /June hides her commercial interests behind a smoke screen of religious piety./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• smoke screen — {n. phr.} A camouflage; a veil; something used to cover or hide something. * /June hides her commercial interests behind a smoke screen of religious piety./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

• smoke screen — 1. a mass of dense smoke produced to conceal an area, vessel, or plane from the enemy. 2. something intended to disguise, conceal, or deceive; camouflage. [1910 15] * * * …   Universalium

• smoke\ screen — n. phr. A camouflage; a veil; something used to cover or hide something. June hides her commercial interests behind a smoke screen of religious piety …   Словарь американских идиом