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Balaclava|bæləˈklɑːvə| Balaclava helmet (also Balaclava cap): a woollen covering for the head and neck worn esp. by soldiers on active service; named after the Crimean village of Balaclava near Sebastopol, the site of a battle fought in the Crimean war, 25 October 1854. Also ellipt.
1881Cliftonian Feb. 376 Balaclava caps. 1892C. T. Dent et al. Mountaineering 48 A knitted woollen Balaclava (Templar) cap is useful for sleeping out. 1900Queen 10 Feb. 222/1 Balaclava Helmet in crochet. 1914Scotsman 17 Sept. 8/5 The articles which at the moment will be most useful to officers and men in ships afloat are..Balaclava helmets, mufflers. 1926Blackw. Mag. Mar. 398/1 Baa's balaclava helmet and woolly muffler were flaked with white. |