Dominos

Dominos
Domino Dom"i*no, n.; pl. {Dominos} or (esp. the pieces for a game) {Dominoes}. [F. domino, or It. domin[`o], or Sp. domin['o], fr. L. dominus master. The domino was orig. a hood worn by the canons of a cathedral. See {Don}, {Dame}.] 1. A kind of hood worn by the canons of a cathedral church; a sort of amice. --Kersey. [1913 Webster]

2. A mourning veil formerly worn by women. [1913 Webster]

3. A kind of mask; particularly, a half mask worn at masquerades, to conceal the upper part of the face. Dominos were formerly worn by ladies in traveling. [1913 Webster]

4. A costume worn as a disguise at masquerades, consisting of a robe with a hood adjustable at pleasure. [1913 Webster]

5. A person wearing a domino. [1913 Webster]

6. pl. A game played by two or more persons, with twenty-eight pieces of wood, bone, or ivory, of a flat, oblong shape, plain at the back, but on the face divided by a line in the middle, and either left blank or variously dotted after the manner of dice. The game is played by matching the spots or the blank of an unmatched half of a domino already played --Hoyle. [1913 Webster]

7. One of the pieces with which the game of dominoes is played. --Hoyle.

{fall like dominoes}. To fall sequentially, as when one object in a line, by falling against the next object, causes it in turn to fall, and that second object causes a third to fall, etc.; the process can be repeated an indefinite number of times.

Note: The phrase is derived from an entertainment using dominoes arranged in a row, each standing on edge and therefore easily knocked over; when the first is made to fall against the next, it starts a sequence which ends when all have fallen. For amusement, people have arranged such sequences involving thousands of dominoes, arrayed in fanciful patterns.


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем решить контрольную работу

Look at other dictionaries:

  • dominos — ● dominos nom masculin pluriel Jeu constitué de 28 dominos, que l on doit assembler selon certaines règles. ● dominos (expressions) nom masculin pluriel Théorie des dominos, théorie américaine selon laquelle un manque de fermeté ayant entraîné le …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • dominos — DOMINOS: On y joue d autant mieux qu on est gris …   Dictionnaire des idées reçues

  • Dominos — Domino Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dominos (Jeu) — Dominos jeu de société Jeu de dominos Ce jeu appartient au domaine pu …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dominos (jeu) — Dominos jeu de société Jeu de dominos Ce jeu appartient au domaine public Mécanisme pose Joueur(s) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dominos abkhazes — jeu de société Ce jeu appartient au domaine public Mécanisme pose Joueur(s) 2 à 4 ou 5 Âge à partir de 10 ans Durée annoncée env. 45 minutes …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Dominos (arcade game) — Dominos Promotional flyer Developer(s) Atari Inc. Distributor(s) Atari …   Wikipedia

  • Dominos (The Big Pink song) — For other uses, see Domino (disambiguation). Dominos Single by The Big Pink from the album A Brief History of Love …   Wikipedia

  • dominos — dom·i·no || dÉ’mɪnəʊ n. hooded cloak; flat rectangular object with two halves that are blank or marked with dots (used to play the game of dominoes) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • dominos — Dents …   Le nouveau dictionnaire complet du jargon de l'argot

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”