ski mask

noun

1. a one-piece pullover covering for the head and face, generally of knitted material with holes for the eyes, the mouth, and sometimes the nose, originally worn by skiers and used to protect the face against cold and wind.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ski mask¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

Police said they found an assault weapon in a stairwell and a second gun wrapped in a ski mask and hidden under an ice machine in a fifth-floor hallway.

From Washington Post

He we was reported conscious at the scene, and police said they were looking for a gold sedan with two men wearing ski masks.

From Washington Post

When William Palmer was 17, he put on a ski mask and tried to rob a man — a crime that landed him in prison for three decades.

From Washington Post

He bought a ski mask and, after a day of smoking marijuana and playing Monopoly with a friend, took an unloaded pistol to a nearby apartment complex.

From Washington Post

The police report said one of the suspects, thought to have been holding the handgun, was wearing an olive jacket, blue jeans and a ski mask, while another was wearing a multicolored jacket with blue sweatpants and red slides.

From Washington Post

Over his thinning dark hair and fleshy cheeks, he pulls a brown ski mask.

From The Daily Beast

And Putin might meet a certain special someone, without insignia and wearing a ski mask, with whom to share his hopes and dreams.

From The Daily Beast

Once I'm deemed harmless, a filthy white Kia sedan pulls up, an African-American man wearing a ski mask behind the wheel.

From The Daily Beast