Hannibal Lecter mask

English

Etymology

After Hannibal Lecter, a violent criminal character who is restrained with such a mask in the film The Silence of the Lambs (1991).

Noun

Hannibal Lecter mask (plural Hannibal Lecter masks)

1. (colloquial) A mask that covers the lower part of a person's face to prevent biting.
   • 2008, Men's Vogue, volume 4:

     Cheerleaders with pom-poms and Hannibal Lecter masks take the stage and flash the crowd in unison […]

   • 2012, John Steiner, Snowflake Girl: Book 2, page 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.