camouflage vs curtain

camouflage

verb
  • To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks. 

noun
  • A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces. 

  • The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy. 

  • The act of disguising. 

  • Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection. 

  • A disguise or covering up. 

  • Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting. 

curtain

verb
  • To hide, cover or separate as if by a curtain. 

  • To cover (a window) with a curtain; to hang curtains. 

noun
  • Death. 

  • That part of a wall of a building which is between two pavilions, towers, etc. 

  • A piece of cloth covering a window, bed, etc. to offer privacy and keep out light. 

  • A similar piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater. 

  • The beginning of a show; the moment the curtain rises. 

  • The flat area of wall which connects two bastions or towers; the main area of a fortified wall. 

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