From the French for "to disguise", it was "dazzle painting" to the British navy in WWI
[DOC] [TLE] Cubism | Dazzle Camouflage | Pinterest | Razzle Brilhante ... [PAR] The invention of British artist and naval officer Norman Wilkinson, Razzle Dazzle 
was ... After the Allied Navies failed to develop effective means to disguise ships 
in all weathers, the ... Razzle Dazzle or Dazzle painting) was a military 
camouflage paint scheme used on ships, ..... French cruiser Gloire in dazzle 
camouflage.