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balaclava: tags: [fashion]

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Definition:

an ajustable, warm, wool ski cap

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Melchett: You fancy an evening at a concert party, Blackadder?

Blackadder: Well frankly sir, I'd rather spend an evening on top of a stepladder in No Man's Land smoking cigarettes through an illuminous balaclava.

BBC. Blackadder, season 4: Major Star

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Hagrid’s face was entirely hidden by a woolly, snow-covered balaclava,

J. K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (1998)

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Richard: Onslow, there's somebody climbing down your drainpipe dressed in a balaclava and a fancy cape. Are you being burgled?

Onslow: Nah, that's not a burglar - that's your father-in-law.

BBC. Keeping Up Appearances: Stately Home (1990)