bal·a·cla·va

(băl′ə-klä′və)

A knitted cap covering the head and neck with an opening for the eyes or face, used as cold-weather gear especially by soldiers, mountain climbers, and skiers.

[After Balaklava.]

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Balaclava

(ˌbæləˈklɑːvə) or

Balaclava helmet

(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

[C19: named after Balaklava]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

bal•a•cla•va

(ˌbæl əˈklɑ və)

n., pl. -vas.

a knitted cap that covers the head, neck, and upper shoulders.

[1880–85; after Balaklava]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

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

SturmhaubeSturmmaske

pasamontañas

passamontagna

balaclava

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

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

balaclava

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

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

Balaclava

n (also Balaclava helmet) → Kapuzenmütze f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

balaclava

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

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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