balaclava

noun

1. A type of warm headgear covering the neck, head, and often part of the face, with apertures left as necessary, often made out of wool.
2. (Canada, UK)A ski mask with holes for the eyes and, sometimes, the nose and mouth, which may be rolled up and worn like a toque or pulled over the face for greater protection.

   “George Ronald Waite, 33, known as Balaclava Bill because of the dark blue woollen hood he wore while robbing seven banks of $46,200 over the past two years, was sentenced yesterday to 15 years in Kingston Penitentiary.”

name

1. A town in St. Elizabeth parish, Jamaica.
2. A locality in the Wingecarribee council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.
3. A suburb of the City of Port Phillip, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
4. (alt-of, alternative)Alternative spelling of Balaklava