domino
domino definition
domi·no (däm′ə nō′)
noun pl. dominoes -·noes′ or dominos -·nos′
- a loose cloak or robe with wide sleeves and hood, worn with a mask at masquerades
- a small mask, generally black, for the eyes; half mask
- a person dressed in such a cloak or mask
Etymology: Fr < Sp: in reference to the blackness of the piece
a small, oblong piece of wood, plastic, etc. marked into halves, each half being blank or having usually from one to six dots marked on it- a game played with a number of such pieces, usually 28, which the players must match according to the dots on each half
Etymology: Fr & It, hooded cloak (worn by cathedral canons) < dat. of L dominus, a lord, master
Domino definition
Domi·no (däm′ə nō′)
Domino,
Fats (born Antoine Domino, Jr.) 1928-; U.S. rock-and-roll pianist & composer
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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