BALACLAVA


Meaning of BALACLAVA in English

[ ˌbalə'klα:və ]

■ noun chiefly Brit. a close-fitting woollen hat covering the whole head and neck, with holes for the eyes and mouth.

Origin

C19 (worn orig. by soldiers in the Crimean War): named after the village of Balaclava in the Crimea.

Concise Oxford English vocab.      Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка.