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

They wore black ski masks and dark clothing and took a red bag from the victim worth an estimated $200,000 in jewelry, according to police.

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

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

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

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The killer left behind a grisly scene, spattering the walls with blood before he was spotted in a ski mask by one of the two surviving roommates on his way out through the glass doors.

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