Well attestedNamed from the place
balaclava
noun · first attested 1880s
The winter hood is named for a Crimean War landing place.
A close-fitting knit covering for the head and neck.
Record
- Relationship
- Named from the place
- Confidence
- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 1880s
- Part of speech
- noun
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- Step 1
Balaklava
- Step 2
Battle of Balaclava
- In English
balaclava
British troops at the 1854 Battle of Balaclava received knitted coverings against the cold. The garment kept the name of the town on the Crimean coast.
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