Camotint en · NOUN
Etymology
Blend of camouflage + tint, coined by inventor Sidney Cotton.
Meanings
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(historical, uncountable) Any of several pale camouflage colours used by the British Royal Air Force during World War II, especially Camotint green.
But by the time it left Habbaniya it had been transformed into a civilian aircraft GAGAR and once again painted in the Camotint blue-green camouflage.
2011, Jeffrey Watson, Sidney Cotton: The Last Plane Out of Berlin:Then an F.24 camera was installed in each wing, and the whole airframe painted in a pale duck-egg green 'Camotint' finish for 'invisibility.'
1980, Chaz Bowyer, Supermarine Spitfire, page 43:Then Niven took off on September 1 in a single-engined Beech 17 which had been painted in Camotint, and photographed Wilhelmshaven once more.
2014, Dave Humphrey, Legends & Heroes - behind the lens, page 60:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| camotint | alternative | lexicographic |