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balaclava
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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.
[After Balaklava.]
Balaclava or Balaclava helmet
Noun
a close-fitting woollen hood that covers the ears and neck [after Balaklava, in the Crimea]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
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balaclava [bæləˈklɑːvə] n (also: balaclava helmet) → pasamontañas m inv
balaclava [bæləˈklɑːvə] n (also: balaclava helmet) → passe-montagne m
balaclava [bæləˈklɑːvə] n (also: balaclava helmet) → Kapuzenmütze f
balaclava [bæləˈklɑːvə] n (also: balaclava helmet) → passamontagna m inv
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Humorous photos tell the story here: students walking in the dark to school, every inch of their bodies covered with mittens, boots, parkas, balaclavas, and snow pants; children sledding down the mountain of snow on the playground that grows each time the parking lot snow is cleared.
Cindy Lou Aillaud, Recess at 20 Below by Smith, Robin / The Horn Book Magazine
In Again, Again, 2000, Xhafa developed a piece he had shown earlier in Albania, calling on an entire orchestra (in this case, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Flanders) to play passages of classical music while wearing balaclavas, the knit ski masks that designate freedom fighters (or terrorist bands?
OPENINGS SISLEJ XHAFA by VERZOTTI, GIORGIO / Artforum International
``Fox, don't promise here what you haven't delivered there,'' read a banner as big as a school bus flanked by dozens of Chiapas Indian sympathizers demonstrating behind black bandannas and balaclavas.
CROWDS STEP UP TO NO AVAIL by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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