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

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While committing the robberies Fleming drew a gun, and wore all black covering his face with a ski mask and goggles, and his hands with gloves, authorities said. Mary Ella Hastings july 3, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 July 2026 Media attention on the case has waned considerably since mid-February, ⁠when the sheriff ​and FBI released surveillance footage of an armed prowler in a ski mask shown tampering with Nancy Guthrie's doorbell camera shortly ​before she was abducted. Jana Winter, USA Today, 1 July 2026 The Stockton City Council has approved a new ordinance making some uses of ski masks and face coverings a misdemeanor. Nina Burns, CBS News, 24 June 2026 While witnesses were not able to see exactly what happened, Lagerwall said, some described seeing a vehicle drive up to where Victoriano and Bernal were, surrounded by a group of people, and Santana, wearing a ski mask, got out of the car and shot Bernal in the chest. Shannon Tyler june 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for ski mask

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 6 Jul. 2026.

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