ski mask

American  

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.

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Etymology

Origin of ski mask

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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

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

The informant wore a Detroit Tigers hat; Quintero a black ski mask.

From Los Angeles Times

Not ski masks, not balaclavas, not even medical masks — which many officers refused to don even during the pandemic.

From Los Angeles Times

“The idea that in California we would have law enforcement officers running around with ski masks is terrifying,” Wiener said in a brief interview.

From Los Angeles Times