# Hannibal Lecter mask

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A mask that covers the lower part of a person's face to prevent biting.

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

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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