camisade

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camisade - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Camisade \Cam`i*sade"\, Camisado \Cam`i*sa"do\, n. [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.
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               Give them a camisado in night season. --Holinshed.
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