ski mask

American  

noun

• ski masks
  plural

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.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• ski masks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of ski mask

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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ski mask

When Hank answers the door in a ski mask, Aaron doesn’t balk.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

To describe a movie as including a ski mask, a camcorder and $50,000 in cash would certainly lead one to imagine a specific type of story.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2026

At the end of class, Oduro saw a lone figure dressed in black and wearing a ski mask enter the lecture hall from a door at the top left.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

One of the roommates, Dylan Mortensen, saw the assailant in a ski mask in the hallway as he was leaving.

From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025

I stood there frozen for a second until I could just make out a man in the woods wearing a camouflage hunting outfit and a black ski mask.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos