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Webster 1913 Edition


Camisado

{

Camˊi-sade′

,

Camˊi-sa′do

, }
Noun.
[F.
camisade
a night attack; cf. It.
camiciata
. See
Camis
.]
[Obs.]
(Mil.)
(a)
A shirt worn by soldiers over their uniform, in order to be able to recognize one another in a night attack.
(b)
An attack by surprise by soldiers wearing the camisado.
Give them a
camisado
in night season.
Holinshed.