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Meaning of CAMISADE

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.
          Give them a camisado in night season. --Holinshed.
 
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