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plural dominos or dominoes
(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. examples
(politics) A country that is expected to react to events in a neighboring country, according to the domino effect. examples
A masquerade costume consisting of a hooded robe and a mask covering the upper part of the face. quotations examples
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.
1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 485
The chair being announced, she fastened on her mask, and drew her domino round her, it not being her intention to display her splendid and fantastic costume till supper, when all the guests were expected to unmask.
1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Masked Ball”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], page 175
Then he hunted for the black carnival domino, supposing that it was the appropriate thing for a penitent to wear.
1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 1007
The mask itself. quotations examples
He wore a domino, but beneath it could be seen his whiskers, cut after the English fashion, and long and pendent.
1872, James De Mille, The Cryptogram, HTML edition, The Gutenberg Project, published 2009
The person wearing the costume. examples
(geometry) A polyomino made up of two squares. examples
(music, colloquial) A mistake in performing. quotations examples
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
third-person singular simple present dominoes, present participle dominoing, simple past and past participle dominoed
(intransitive) To collapse in the manner of dominoes. quotations examples
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, page 107
(transitive) To cause to collapse in the manner of dominoes. examples