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camisado definition

cami·sado (kam′i sā′dō)

noun

Archaic an attack at night, orig. one in which shirts were worn over armor for identification
also camisade cam′·i·sade′ (-sād′)

Etymology: Sp camisada < camisa < LL camisia: see chemise

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