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Balaclava
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Balaclava
fought between Russians and British during Crimean War (1854). [Russ. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 25–26]
See : Battle

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Humorous photos tell the story here: students walking in the dark to school, every inch of their bodies covered with mittens, boots, parkas, balaclavas, and snow pants; children sledding down the mountain of snow on the playground that grows each time the parking lot snow is cleared.
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``Fox, don't promise here what you haven't delivered there,'' read a banner as big as a school bus flanked by dozens of Chiapas Indian sympathizers demonstrating behind black bandannas and balaclavas.
 
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