Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

camotint

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: camotint
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of several pale camouflage colours used by the British Royal Air Force during World War II, especially Camotint green.

Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Camotint.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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.'"
"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."
"Then Niven took off on September 1 in a single-engined Beech 17 which had been painted in Camotint, and photographed Wilhelmshaven once more."

Etymology

Blend of camouflage + tint, coined by inventor Sidney Cotton.

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

Camotint green Camotint pink

Questions

What does camotint mean?: Any of several pale camouflage colours used by the British Royal Air Force during World War II, especially Camotint green.
Where does camotint come from?: Blend of camouflage + tint, coined by inventor Sidney Cotton.

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