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balaclava Definition

ba·la·clava (bäl′ə klä′və)

noun

a knitted covering for the head and neck, with an opening for the nose and eyes, worn for protection against wind and extreme cold

Etymology: after Balaklava: prob. because worn by soldiers in the Crimean War

balaclava Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • wear: Lou, who is wearing a balaclava, is wrestled off by Alex.
  • have: He was wearing a blue colored jumper, blue jeans and had a balaclava covering his face.
  • need: The good thing about doing demos in Britain is that it always rains - the perfect legal reason for needing that toasty balaclava.

Adjective modifier

  • black: He was wearing is blue hooded top with horizontal stripes, blue trousers, trainers, black gloves and a black balaclava.
  • dark: He wore a dark green balaclava underneath a matt black crash helmet.
  • colored: One was about five feet six inches tall wearing a dark colored balaclava, black and white top and dark bottoms.
  • green: He wore a dark green balaclava underneath a matt black crash helmet.
  • traditional: OPENING CEREMONY The Olympic flame will be ignited by a gasoline bomb thrown by a native of the city wearing the traditional balaclava.

Modifies a noun

  • helmet: He surely exhibits an early example of gangster chic by wearing a balaclava helmet during his first encounter with Blake.
  • hat: Three men in balaclava hats called at his house asking, ' Where is the black bastard?

Noun used with modifier

  • nomex: The one closest on his right was a woman from her figure, but her features were obscured by a nomex balaclava.