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Camisade

Camisade \Cam`i*sade"\, Camisado \Cam`i*sa"do\, n. [F. camisade a night attack; cf. It. camiciata. See Camis.] [Obs.] (Mil.)

  1. A shirt worn by soldiers over their uniform, in order to be able to recognize one another in a night attack.

  2. An attack by surprise by soldiers wearing the camisado.

    Give them a camisado in night season.
    --Holinshed. [1913 Webster] ||

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camisade

n. (alternative form of camisado English)

Usage examples of "camisade".

I have seen Frenchmen fight both in open field, in the intaking and the defending of towns or castlewicks, in escalados, camisades, night forays, bushments, sallies, outfalls, and knightly spear-runnings.