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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The girl's mother said he was dressed in all black and wearing a ski mask with only his eyes showing. Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026 Bundy was arrested for the first time in connection with the disappearances August 1975, when police pulled him over and found incriminating items including rope, handcuffs and a ski mask, in his vehicle. ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026 Police pulled him over and found incriminating items in his vehicle including rope, handcuffs and a ski mask. Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 The vehicle then crashed into a parked car before a man allegedly wearing a black ski mask and jacket got out and fled on foot. Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ski mask

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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 Apr. 2026.

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