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Different ways of wearing a balaclava A woman modeling a knitted balaclava. A balaclava, also called a ski mask, is a form of cloth headgear designed to expose only part of the face, usually the eyes and mouth. Depending on style and how it is worn, only the eyes, mouth and nose, or just the front of the face are unprotected.
During World War I, men, women, and children knitted large quantities of clothing and accessories to help the war effort on the Allied side, supplementing the troop's uniforms with socks, hats, scarves, sweaters, mufflers, and balaclavas. Knitting and women's magazines along with the Red Cross published pamphlets and patterns specifically for ...
Balaclava (clothing), a form of cloth headgear Balaklava, a GWR Iron Duke Class steam locomotive; Balaklava, by Pearls Before Swine, 1968 "Balaclava" (song), a song by the Arctic Monkeys from the 2007 album Favourite Worst Nightmare
Balaclava: Headgear, usually made from fabric such as cotton and/or polyester, that covers the whole head, exposing only the face or part of it. Sometimes only the eyes or eyes and mouth are visible. Also known as a ski mask. [4] Balmoral bonnet: Traditional Scottish bonnet or cap worn with Scottish Highland dress. [5] Barretina
Headgear is worn for many purposes, including protection against the elements, decoration, or for religious or cultural reasons, including social conventions. This is a list of headgear, both modern and historical.
Baklava (/ b ɑː k l ə ˈ v ɑː, ˈ b ɑː k l ə v ɑː / ⓘ, [1] or / b ə ˈ k l ɑː v ə /; [2] Ottoman Turkish: باقلوا) is a layered pastry dessert made of filo pastry, filled with chopped nuts, and sweetened with syrup or honey.
The rising West Coast rapper was stabbed to death backstage at hip-hop festival Once Upon a Time in L.A. Witnessing and writing about the slaying, journalist Jeff Weiss reckons with complex ...
A second group of researchers, also relying on the genetic clock, estimate that clothing originated between 30,000 and 114,000 years ago. [10] It is important to note that some of these estimates predate the first known human exodus from Africa.