From the French for "to disguise", it was "dazzle painting" to the British navy in WWI
After the Allied Navies failed to develop effective means to disguise 
ships in .... A book of poetry by French writer Guillaume Apollinaire, noted for its 
use of... [DOC] [TLE] 5 Facts About Camouflage In The First World War | Imperial War ... [PAR] In 1915, the French Army became the first to create a dedicated camouflage unit.