smokescreenn.

Brit.

/ˈsməʊkskriːn/, U.S.

/ˈsmoʊkˌskrin/

Forms: Also smoke screen, smoke-screen.

Etymology: < smoke n. + screen n.¹

1. A screen of smoke, spec. one produced to conceal military or naval forces or operations, or a stretch of land or sea.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun] > for military purposes

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smokescreen1915

dazzle1917

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > shelter or screen > [noun] > smoke-screen

smokescreen1915

1915 F. A. Talbot Aeroplanes & Dirigibles 172 The ‘smoke screen’,..an accepted and extensively practised ruse in naval strategy, and..now adopted by its mosquito colleagues of the air.

1919 Daily Mail Year Bk. 83/1 British destroyers and motor-boats, covered by a smoke-screen.

1928 Observer 17 June 9/4 A reply which General Waters considers was a skilful smoke-screen to conceal a refusal.

1928 C. F. S. Gamble Story N. Sea Air Station vii. 107 Setting up a funnel smoke screen between her and the enemy.

1937 Times 16 Apr. 8/6 A smoke screen by howitzers to blank out hostile observation posts and machine-guns.

a1944 K. Douglas Alamein to Zem Zem (1946) xviii. 107 A straight path would take me behind the..smoke-screen rising and slanting from the carrier.

1977 ‘O. Jacks’ Autumn Heroes xiv. 200 The smoke screen was breaking up patchily to reveal..charred bodies.

2. figurative. Something designed to conceal or mislead; a deliberate distraction or diversion. Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun]

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palliation?c1425

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scrim1942

marzipan1945

1926 R. Macaulay Crewe Train ii. iv. 107 The winds, doubtless, were a smoke-screen put up to conceal an advance into some more pithy topic.

1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 7 Sept. 184/3 The ‘diplomatic correspondents’..are putting up a smoke-screen of excuse for the Anglo-French naval accord.

1935 A. G. Kennedy Current Eng. xiii. 567. ‘Orismological sesquipedalianism’..has been much employed of late as a form of smoke~screen writing intended to assist advertisers.

1943 H. Read Politics of Unpolitical ii. 13 The incursions of democracy..are always accompanied by a smoke-screen of righteousness which hides their real nature and dimensions.

1954 Encounter Mar. 73/2 Behind the ‘scientific’ smoke-screen of statistical tables, graphs, codes, and rebarbative language there is a continuous propaganda for more, and more varied, sexual ‘outlets’ as physiologically good in themselves.

1973 ‘H. Carmichael’ Too Late for Tears viii. 109 Telling you about his other women was just a smokescreen.

Derivatives

ˈsmokescreen v. transitive (a) to deceive by a smokescreen; (b) to conceal or divert attention from by a smokescreen.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deceive [verb (transitive)]

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dick1964

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, conceal [verb (transitive)] > by smokescreen

smokescreen1950

1950 J. D. MacDonald Brass Cupcake ix. 82 Don't let her smoke-screen you, Chief.

1958 This Week Mag. 18 May 35/1 Earlier that day, John Foster Dulles had foxily smokescreened the operation by issuing a statement about summit talks with Russia.

1963 M. Allingham China Governess iii. 47 Some silly little bit..had got him into a scandal which had to be smoke-screened.

1979 I. S. Black Journey to Safe Place xix. 252 You made a balls of it... Nothing is going to smoke-screen that.

ˈsmoke-screened adj. hidden by smoke.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [adjective] > hidden > by smoke

smoke-screened1971

1971 N. Freeling Over High Side ii. 106 He lit it [sc. a cigar]... Smoke~screened, he looked back.

ˈsmokescreening n. concealment by smokescreen, the use of smokescreens.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun]

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smokescreening1922

1922 O. Parkes Ships of Royal Navy 147 The sphere of usefulness could be extended to include..smoke screening.

1948 Nature 7 Feb. 194/2 Advisory duties at H.Q. Bomber Command..were followed..by duties in connexion with the meteorological aspects of smoke screening.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	smokescreen
释义	smokescreenn. Brit. /ˈsməʊkskriːn/, U.S. /ˈsmoʊkˌskrin/ Forms: Also smoke screen, smoke-screen. Etymology: < smoke n. + screen n.¹ 1. A screen of smoke, spec. one produced to conceal military or naval forces or operations, or a stretch of land or sea. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun] > for military purposes camouflage1915 smokescreen1915 dazzle1917 society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > shelter or screen > [noun] > smoke-screen smokescreen1915 1915 F. A. Talbot Aeroplanes & Dirigibles 172 The ‘smoke screen’,..an accepted and extensively practised ruse in naval strategy, and..now adopted by its mosquito colleagues of the air. 1919 Daily Mail Year Bk. 83/1 British destroyers and motor-boats, covered by a smoke-screen. 1928 Observer 17 June 9/4 A reply which General Waters considers was a skilful smoke-screen to conceal a refusal. 1928 C. F. S. Gamble Story N. Sea Air Station vii. 107 Setting up a funnel smoke screen between her and the enemy. 1937 Times 16 Apr. 8/6 A smoke screen by howitzers to blank out hostile observation posts and machine-guns. a1944 K. Douglas Alamein to Zem Zem (1946) xviii. 107 A straight path would take me behind the..smoke-screen rising and slanting from the carrier. 1977 ‘O. Jacks’ Autumn Heroes xiv. 200 The smoke screen was breaking up patchily to reveal..charred bodies. 2. figurative. Something designed to conceal or mislead; a deliberate distraction or diversion. Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > means of concealment > [noun] shadowc1200 blindfolding?c1225 coverturec1374 hiding1382 veilc1384 palliation?c1425 covert1574 panoply1576 hoodwink1577 mask1597 cover1600 screena1616 pretexture1618 purdah1621 subterfuge1621 tecture1624 coverlet1628 domino1836 face shield1842 concealment1847 protective colouring1873 camouflage1885 protective coloration1892 smokescreen1926 cover-up1927 scrim1942 marzipan1945 1926 R. Macaulay Crewe Train ii. iv. 107 The winds, doubtless, were a smoke-screen put up to conceal an advance into some more pithy topic. 1928 Manch. Guardian Weekly 7 Sept. 184/3 The ‘diplomatic correspondents’..are putting up a smoke-screen of excuse for the Anglo-French naval accord. 1935 A. G. Kennedy Current Eng. xiii. 567. ‘Orismological sesquipedalianism’..has been much employed of late as a form of smoke~screen writing intended to assist advertisers. 1943 H. Read Politics of Unpolitical ii. 13 The incursions of democracy..are always accompanied by a smoke-screen of righteousness which hides their real nature and dimensions. 1954 Encounter Mar. 73/2 Behind the ‘scientific’ smoke-screen of statistical tables, graphs, codes, and rebarbative language there is a continuous propaganda for more, and more varied, sexual ‘outlets’ as physiologically good in themselves. 1973 ‘H. Carmichael’ Too Late for Tears viii. 109 Telling you about his other women was just a smokescreen. Derivatives ˈsmokescreen v. transitive (a) to deceive by a smokescreen; (b) to conceal or divert attention from by a smokescreen. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > deceive [verb (transitive)] aschrenchc885 blendc888 swikec950 belirtOE beswike971 blencha1000 blenka1000 belieOE becatchc1175 trokec1175 beguile?c1225 biwrench?c1225 guile?c1225 trechec1230 unordainc1300 blink1303 deceivec1320 feintc1330 trechetc1330 misusea1382 blind1382 forgo1382 beglose1393 troil1393 turnc1405 lirt?a1425 abuse?a1439 ludify1447 amuse1480 wilec1480 trump1487 delude?a1505 sile1508 betrumpa1522 blear1530 aveugle1543 mislippen1552 pot1560 disglose1565 oversile1568 blaze1570 blirre1570 bleck1573 overtake1581 fail1590 bafflea1592 blanch1592 geck?a1600 hallucinate1604 hoodwink1610 intrigue1612 guggle1617 nigglea1625 nose-wipe1628 cog1629 cheat1637 flam1637 nurse1639 jilt1660 top1663 chaldese1664 bilk1672 bejuggle1680 nuzzlec1680 snub1694 bite1709 nebus1712 fugle1719 to take in1740 have?1780 quirk1791 rum1812 rattlesnake1818 chicane1835 to suck in1842 mogue1854 blinker1865 to have on1867 mag1869 sleight1876 bumfuzzle1878 swop1890 wool1890 spruce1917 jive1928 shit1934 smokescreen1950 dick1964 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, conceal [verb (transitive)] > by smokescreen smokescreen1950 1950 J. D. MacDonald Brass Cupcake ix. 82 Don't let her smoke-screen you, Chief. 1958 This Week Mag. 18 May 35/1 Earlier that day, John Foster Dulles had foxily smokescreened the operation by issuing a statement about summit talks with Russia. 1963 M. Allingham China Governess iii. 47 Some silly little bit..had got him into a scandal which had to be smoke-screened. 1979 I. S. Black Journey to Safe Place xix. 252 You made a balls of it... Nothing is going to smoke-screen that. ˈsmoke-screened adj. hidden by smoke. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [adjective] > hidden > by smoke smoke-screened1971 1971 N. Freeling Over High Side ii. 106 He lit it [sc. a cigar]... Smoke~screened, he looked back. ˈsmokescreening n. concealment by smokescreen, the use of smokescreens. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > [noun] hiding?c1225 heelinga1250 hidea1300 hillinga1300 coverturec1374 tapinage1390 concealing1421 hodymokec1450 occultation1453 concelising1492 blindnessa1616 concealmenta1616 shrouding1615 back-hood1621 absconsion1649 screening1651 obvelation1664 muffling1788 tucking1810 smokescreening1922 1922 O. Parkes Ships of Royal Navy 147 The sphere of usefulness could be extended to include..smoke screening. 1948 Nature 7 Feb. 194/2 Advisory duties at H.Q. Bomber Command..were followed..by duties in connexion with the meteorological aspects of smoke screening. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1915
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