Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - domino
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Domino
domino
noun (plural -noes or -nos) Etymology: French, probably from Latin (in the ritual formula benedicamus Domino let us bless the Lord) Date: circa 1694 1. a. (1) a long loose hooded cloak usually worn with a half mask as a masquerade costume (2) a half mask worn over the eyes with a masquerade costume b. a person wearing a ~ 2. a. a flat rectangular block (as of wood or plastic) whose face is divided into two equal parts that are blank or bear usually from one to six dots arranged as on dice faces b. plural but usually singular in construction any of several games played with a set of usually 28 ~es 3. a member of a group (as of nations) expected to behave in accordance with the ~ theory
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1.
n. (pl. -oes) 1 a any of 28 small oblong pieces marked with 0-6 pips in each half. b (in pl., usu. treated as sing.) a game played with these. 2 a loose cloak with a mask for the upper part of the face, worn at masquerades. Phrases and idioms domino theory the theory that a political event etc. in one country will cause similar events in neighbouring countries, like a row of falling dominoes. Etymology: F, prob. f. L dominus lord, but unexplained ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
2.
1. домино (маскарадный костюм); полумаска 2. маска, участник маскарада, одетый в домино 3. кость домино 4. pl. употр. с гл. в ед.ч.: домино (игра) to play (at) dominoes —- играть в домино Id: domino! —- кончил! (восклицание, завершающее партию); конец!; все! Id: it's domino with him —- с ним все кончено, теперь ему крышка Id: it's domino with it —- с этим все кончено, теперь на это нет надежды ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
3.
noun; pl. -oes 1) домино (маскарадный костюм) 2) участник маскарада 3) кость (домино) 4) pl. домино (игра) its domino with smb., smth. - все кончено с кем-л., чем-л., нет надежды ...Англо-русский словарь
4.
(dominoes) 1. Dominoes are small rectangular blocks marked with two groups of spots on one side. They are used for playing various games. N-COUNT 2. Dominoes is a game in which players put dominoes onto a table in turn. N-UNCOUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~ n plural dominoes 1 one of a set of small flat pieces of wood, plastic etc, with different numbers of spots on, used for playing a game 2 dominoes the game played using dominoes 3 the domino effect a situation in which one event or action causes several other things to happen one after the other ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- 1801, from Fr. domino (1771), probably (on comparison of the black tiles of the game) from the meaning "hood with a cloak worn by canons or priests," from L. dominus "lord, master," but the connection is not clear. Metaphoric use in geopolitics is from 1954, first recorded from U.S. President Eisenhower. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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