ski mask

American

noun

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.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

ski masks

plural

Etymology

Origin of ski mask

First recorded in 1965–70

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ski mask

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

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 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

Security footage from the home showed the suspect walking both inside and outside of the building, at one point returning in a new set of clothes and a ski mask, police said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 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

Very gingerly, Owen pulled his friend’s torn ski mask off his head.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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