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

That same day, the FBI released black-and-white surveillance photos and video from Nancy Guthrie’s doorstep showing a person wearing a ski mask, gloves and a backpack disabling the door camera.

From Salon • Feb. 13, 2026

Hours later, a person wearing a ski mask passed under the brick arc outside her front door and approached her Nest camera.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

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

The forecast for Lincoln, Neb., on Saturday calls for a high of 24 degrees, giving Cronin a chance to use the ski mask and gloves his brother, Dan, bought him for Christmas.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 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