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balaclava

 
Dictionary: bal·a·cla·va   (băl'ə-klä') pronunciation
n.
  1. A warm woolen hood covering the head and neck, worn especially by mountain climbers and skiers.
  2. A similarly styled hood often covering the shoulders, as worn by soldiers and sailors or as protective clothing.

[After BALAKLAVA.]


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a knit hat which covers the head and neck
WordNet: balaclava
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a cap that is close-fitting and woolen and covers all of the head but the face
  Synonym: balaclava helmet


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - elefanthue

idioms:

  • balaclava helmet    elefanthue

Nederlands (Dutch)
bivakmuts

Français (French)
n. - passe-montagne, (Géog) Balaklava

idioms:

  • balaclava helmet    passe-montagne

Deutsch (German)
n. - Biwakmütze

idioms:

  • balaclava helmet    Biwakmütze

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (η) Μπαλακλάβα

idioms:

  • balaclava helmet    κουκούλα (στρατιωτών, ορειβατών)

Italiano (Italian)
passamontagna

idioms:

  • balaclava helmet    passamontagna

Português (Portuguese)
n. - balaclava (f)

idioms:

  • balaclava helmet    capuz (m)

Русский (Russian)
вязаный шлем

idioms:

  • balaclava helmet    вязаный шлем

Español (Spanish)
n. - pasamontañas

idioms:

  • balaclava helmet    pasamontañas

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - balaklava

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
巴拉克拉法帽

idioms:

  • balaclava helmet    巴拉克拉法帽

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 巴拉克拉法帽

idioms:

  • balaclava helmet    巴拉克拉法帽

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 발라 클라바(크림반도 남단의 흑해 연안에 있는 소련의 어촌), 귀까지 덮는 따뜻한 털모자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - バラクラヴァ

idioms:

  • balaclava helmet    耳までおおう毛の帽子

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نسيج صوفي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ברדס, כובע גרב‬


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