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dominos
 domino1dom·i·no 1 D0335100 (dŏm′ə-nō′)n. pl. dom·i·noes or dom·i·nos 1. a. A small rectangular wood or plastic block, the face of which is divided into halves, each half being blank or marked by dots resembling those on dice.b. dominoes or dominos(used with a sing. or pl. verb) A game played with a set of these small blocks, generally 28 in number.2. A country expected to react politically to events as predicted by the domino theory: "The dominos did indeed fall in Indochina" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.).
[French, probably from domino, mask, perhaps because of the resemblance between the eyeholes and the spots on some of the tiles; see domino2.]
dom·i·no 2 D0335100 (dŏm′ə-nō′)n. pl. dom·i·noes or dom·i·nos 1. a. A costume consisting of a hooded robe worn with an eye mask at a masquerade.b. The mask so worn.2. One wearing this costume.
[French, probably from Latin (benedīcāmus) dominō, (let us praise) the Lord, dative of dominus, lord; see dem- in Indo-European roots.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  dominos - any of several games played with small rectangular blocksdominoestable game - a game that is played on a table |
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