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

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Etymology

Origin of ski mask

First recorded in 1965–70

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

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

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

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

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz

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