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camisado
[ kam-uh-sey-doh, -sah- ]
/ ˌkæm əˈseɪ doʊ, -ˈsɑ- /
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noun, plural cam·i·sa·dos.Archaic.
a military attack made at night.
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Also cam·i·sade [kam-i-seyd, -sahd]. /ˌkæm ɪˈseɪd, -ˈsɑd/.
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How to use camisado in a sentence
The last literal camisado, that I remember, was a nautical one—a cutting-out enterprise somewhere about 1807-8.
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British Dictionary definitions for camisado
camisado
camisade (ˌkæmɪˈseɪd)
/ (ˌkæmɪˈsɑːdəʊ) /
noun plural -sados or -sades
(formerly) an attack made under cover of darkness
Word Origin for camisado
C16: from obsolete Spanish camisada, literally: an attack in one's shirt (worn over the armour as identification), from camisa shirt
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