Ghillie suit

[MrMuselk]

I looked up ghillie in the dictionary, looking to find the definition of a type of camouflage used in the military to disguise yourself in the undergrowth, but didn’t find any related definition. I haven’t got a picture, but it is easy to find on the internet.

 

[kentix]

Yes, they're usually referred to (in my, TV-watching, experience) as ghillie suits. Used primarily by snipers, I think. It probably deserves a mention.

 

[Le Gallois bilingue]

Intriguing, a ghillie is a Scottish word for a gamekeeper. They wear a particular set of clothing when employed on a “shoot”.

 

[kentix]

Yes, snipers developed their ghillie suits from that tradition.

Wikipedia:

The Lovat Scouts, a Scottish Highland regiment formed by Simon Fraser, 14th Lord Lovat during the Second Boer War, is the first known military unit to use ghillie suits and in 1916 went on to become the British Army's first sniper unit.[2][3] The Lovat Scouts were initially recruited from Scottish Highland estate workers, especially professional stalkers and gamekeepers.[4]​

 

[Roxxxannne]

Hunters in the US wear ghillie suits also. I'm surprised it's not in the dictionary,

 

[MrMuselk]

I believed it was more widespread, but I’ve seen plenty of people simply call it a “camouflage suit”. That jars me a bit.

 

[alicrews]

A ghillie suit is known as a camouflaged outfit, one worn by snipers, hunters and soldiers so that they can't be easily detected. The word ghillie actually comes from a Scots Gaelic term meaning “boy”. This was in reference to boy servants that assisted in hunting and fishing expeditions.