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camisado
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Camisado — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda «Camisado» Canción de Panic! at the Disco álbum A Fever You Can t Sweat Out Publicación 2005 … Wikipedia Español
camisado — [kam΄isād′kam΄i sā′dō] n. [Sp camisada < camisa < LL camisia: see CHEMISE] Archaic an attack at night, orig. one in which shirts were worn over armor for identification: also camisade [kam΄isād′] … English World dictionary
Camisado — In military tactics, a camisado, or camisade, is a surprise attack occurring at night, or at daybreak, when the enemy are supposed to be asleep.1728] The word is said to have come about from an attack of this kind, in which, as a means to… … Wikipedia
Camisado — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
camisado — noun (plural does) Etymology: probably from obsolete Spanish camisada Date: 1548 archaic an attack by night … New Collegiate Dictionary
camisado — /kam euh say doh, sah /, n., pl. camisados. Archaic. a military attack made at night. Also, camisade /kam i sayd , sahd /. [1540 50; < Sp camisada (now obs.), equiv. to camis(a) shirt (see CHEMISE) + ada ADE1; so called because participants in… … Universalium
camisado — noun A nocturnal ambush or surprising act of aggression … Wiktionary
camisado — n. (Archaic) shirt that soldiers wear over their uniform as to be able to recognize one another during a night attack; surprise military attack carried out at night by soldiers wearing camisados … English contemporary dictionary
camisado — n. attack by night … Dictionary of difficult words
camisado — … Useful english dictionary
