n. (in full Balaclava helmet) a tight woollen garment covering the whole head and neck except for parts of the face, worn orig. by soldiers on active service in the Crimean War.
[ Balaclava in the Crimea, the site of a battle in 1854 ]
BALACLAVA
Meaning of BALACLAVA in English
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012