Cam`i*sade" (?), 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.
© Webster 1913.