Balaclava

Bal·a·cla·va  (bl-klv, -kläv)

See Balaklava.

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bal·a·cla·va  (bl-kläv)

n.

1. A warm woolen hood covering the head and neck, worn especially by mountain climbers and skiers.

2. A similarly styled hood often covering the shoulders, as worn by soldiers and sailors or as protective clothing.

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[After Balaklava.]

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Balaclava, Balaclava helmet [ˌbæləˈklɑːvə]

n

(Clothing & Fashion) (often not capitals) a close-fitting woollen hood that covers the ears and neck, as originally worn by soldiers in the Crimean War

[named after Balaklava]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

balaclava - a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face balaclava helmet cap - a tight-fitting headdress

Translations

balaclava [ˌbæləˈklɑːvə] N (also balaclava helmet) → pasamontañas m inv

balaclava [ˌbæləˈklɑːvə] n (= hat) → passe-montagne m; (child's) → cagoule f

Balaclava

n (also Balaclava helmet) → Kapuzenmütze f

balaclava [ˌbæləˈklɑːvə] n (also balaclava helmet) → passamontagna m inv