ski mask

noun

: a knit fabric mask that covers the head, has openings for the eyes, mouth, and sometimes the nose, and is worn especially by skiers for protection from the cold

Examples of ski mask in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Early in his bold and vexing new reality show, Jerrod Carmichael hears a knock at the door and opens it to find a very tall man in a ski mask and goggles just standing there. Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 13 May 2024 He was dressed in a black Reebok hooded jacket, black ski mask and jeans and armed with a sledgehammer. Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 May 2024 In the evening hours of April 12, 2019, Ruelas again hid in the bushes of a trail dressed in all black, including a ski mask. Pilar Arias, Fox News, 9 May 2024 Based on the preliminary investigation, two burglars wearing ski masks and gloves entered through the strip club's ceiling, police said. Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 8 May 2024 Earlier this month, concern about gun safety surfaced in Gurnee in an unusual way: Two men in ski masks and cinched hoodies walked into a popular diner holding pistols at their sides. Patrik Jonsson, The Christian Science Monitor, 19 Apr. 2024 Condon was dressed in a military jacket and a black ski mask. Andrea Olson, Idaho Statesman, 11 Apr. 2024 Philadelphia City Council member Anthony Phillips first proposed the ski mask ban in June. Marquise Francis, NBC News, 2 Apr. 2024 The suspect is described by police as an approximately 30-year-old man who wore a black hoodie with the hood on, a black ski mask, black pants, black and white Nike shoes and gray gloves. Nicole Lopez, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ski mask was in 1966

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“Ski mask.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ski%20mask. Accessed 20 May. 2024.

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