Definition of: camouflage

(kam′ə·fläzh) noun
1. Mil.
Disguise by masking, as artillery, with an arbor of leaves built around a gun; also, artificial scenery, etc., painted on canvas to conceal military installations and movements.
2. Nav. Disguise by painting, as ships, as protection from attack by submarines, etc.
3. Any disguise or pretense.
—v.t. & y.i. ·flaged, ·flag·ing To hide or obscure, as with disguises. [<F <camoufler disguise]
—cam′ou·flag′er noun