diabolo

[ dee-ab-uh-loh ]

/ diˈæb əˌloʊ /

noun, plural di·ab·o·los for 2.

a game in which a toplike object is spun, thrown, and caught by or balanced on and whirled along a string the ends of which are fastened to the ends of two sticks that are manipulated by hand.

the top used in this game.

Compare yo-yo (def. 1).

Origin of diabolo

1905–10; <Italian: literally, devil

Words nearby diabolo

diablo, diabolic, diabolical, diabolism, diabolize, diabolo, diacaustic, diacetate, diacetic acid, diacetone alcohol, diacetyl

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Example sentences from the Web for diabolo

We invented and played at 'Diabolo' when the Britons were painted blue and lived in the woods.
Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches|Maurice Baring
All things and all thoughts come back in this play like the top spun by a skilful player of diabolo.
August Strindberg, the Spirit of Revolt|L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby
Segovia still carries on her shield this "Puente del diabolo," with the head of a Roman peering above it.
Cathedrals of Spain|John A. (John Allyne) Gade
They are the dicone (the shape of a diabolo) and the cylinder.
Form and Function|E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell

What you call Socialism is his intellectual equivalent for Diabolo and Limerick competitions.
Letters of Travel (1892-1913)|Rudyard Kipling

British Dictionary definitions for diabolo

diabolo

/ (dɪˈæbəˌləʊ) /

noun plural -los

a game in which one throws and catches a spinning top on a cord fastened to two sticks held in the hands

the top used in this game

Word Origin for diabolo

C20: from Italian, literally: devil

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	diabolo
释义	diabolo [ dee-ab-uh-loh ] / diˈæb əˌloʊ / noun, plural di·ab·o·los for 2. a game in which a toplike object is spun, thrown, and caught by or balanced on and whirled along a string the ends of which are fastened to the ends of two sticks that are manipulated by hand. the top used in this game. Compare yo-yo (def. 1). Origin of diabolo 1905–10; <Italian: literally, devil Words nearby diabolo diablo, diabolic, diabolical, diabolism, diabolize, diabolo, diacaustic, diacetate, diacetic acid, diacetone alcohol, diacetyl Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for diabolo We invented and played at 'Diabolo' when the Britons were painted blue and lived in the woods. Orpheus in Mayfair and Other Stories and Sketches\|Maurice Baring All things and all thoughts come back in this play like the top spun by a skilful player of diabolo. August Strindberg, the Spirit of Revolt\|L. (Lizzy) Lind-af-Hageby Segovia still carries on her shield this "Puente del diabolo," with the head of a Roman peering above it. Cathedrals of Spain\|John A. (John Allyne) Gade They are the dicone (the shape of a diabolo) and the cylinder. Form and Function\|E. S. (Edward Stuart) Russell What you call Socialism is his intellectual equivalent for Diabolo and Limerick competitions. Letters of Travel (1892-1913)\|Rudyard Kipling British Dictionary definitions for diabolo diabolo / (dɪˈæbəˌləʊ) / noun plural -los a game in which one throws and catches a spinning top on a cord fastened to two sticks held in the hands the top used in this game Word Origin for diabolo C20: from Italian, literally: devil Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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