domino
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
domino (plural dominos)
- (dominoes) A tile divided into two squares, each having 0 to 6 (or sometimes more) dots or pips (as in dice), used in the game of dominoes. [from c. 1800]
- (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.
- Synonyms: domino costume
- 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.
- Synonyms: domino mask, half mask, eyemask
- The person wearing the costume.
- (geometry) A polyomino made up of two squares.
- Synonyms: 2-omino
- (music, colloquial) A mistake in performing.
- 1932, The Musical Times and Singing-class Circular (page 263)
- Any player is liable to make a 'domino' — that is to say, he goes wool-gathering and continues to play when everyone else has stopped. If he does so at a grown-up concert the fault is irredeemable […]
- 1932, The Musical Times and Singing-class Circular (page 263)
- Russian: домино́
- Russian: домино́
domino (dominoes, present participle dominoing; past and past participle dominoed)
- (intransitive) To collapse in the manner of dominoes.
- 2010, Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey ISBN 981426010X, page 107:
- A dismasting often means the dominoing of one mast into the other, down through the decks, cannoning the cargo through the hull below, and sinking the ship very quickly.
- 2010, Ring of Fire: An Indonesian Odyssey ISBN 981426010X, page 107:
- (transitive) To cause to collapse in the manner of dominoes.
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