Domino
Pronunciation
- RP enPR: dÅ'mÄnÅ, IPA: /ˈdÉ’mɪnəʊ/
- US enPR: dämÉ™nÅ, IPA: /dÉ‘mÉ™noÊŠ/
Origin
Borrowing from fr {{2}} domino (1801), from Medieval Latin domino, from Latin dominus ("lord, master"); compare Medieval Latin dominicale ("a kind of veil"). The game is said to be so called from the black under surface or part of the pieces with which it is played.
Full definition of domino
Noun
- (games) A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes.
- (politics) A country that is expected to react to events in a neighboring country, according to the domino effect
- A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 485:all the women were desirous of having the bundle immediately opened; which operation was at length performed by little Betsy, with the consent of Mr Jones: and the contents were found to be a domino, a mask, and a masquerade ticket.
- 1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 1007:Then he hunted for the black carnival domino, supposing that it was the appropriate thing for a penitent to wear.
- The mask itself.
- 1872 , James De Mille , The Cryptogram Chapter , He wore a domino, but beneath it could be seen his whiskers, cut after the English fashion, and long and pendent.
- The person wearing the costume.
- (geometry) A polyomino made up of two squares.
Synonyms
- (polyomino) 2-omino