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Hannibal Lecter mask
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English
thumb|Reproduction of Hannibal Lecter's prison cell from the film The Silence of the Lambs (film) The Silence of the Lambs at The Hollywood Museum in Hollywood, California, USA.
Etymology
After Hannibal Lecter, a violent criminal character who is restrained with such a mask in the film The Silence of the Lambs (film) The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
Noun
Hannibal Lecter mask
en colloquial A mask that covers the lower part of a person's face to prevent biting.
en 2008 Men's Vogue 4 Cheerleaders with pom-poms and Hannibal Lecter masks take the stage and flash the crowd in unison
en 2012 John Steiner Snowflake Girl: Book 2 78 Think we're eventually gonna have to get one of those Hannibal Lecter masks from an S and M boutique. Right now we got to keep his head still.
en eponyms
en Headwear