Domino

Domino
    n 1: United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and
         composer (born in 1928) [syn: {Domino}, {Fats Domino},
         {Antoine Domino}]
    2: a loose hooded cloak worn with a half mask as part of a
       masquerade costume
    3: a mask covering the upper part of the face but with holes for
       the eyes [syn: {domino}, {half mask}, {eye mask}]
    4: a small rectangular block used in playing the game of
       dominoes; the face of each block has two equal areas that can
       bear 0 to 6 dots
    

Domino \Dom"i*no\, n.; pl. {Dominos} or (esp. the pieces for a
   game) {Dominoes}. [F. domino, or It. domin[`o], or Sp.
   domin['o], fr. L. dominus master. The domino was orig. a hood
   worn by the canons of a cathedral. See {Don}, {Dame}.]
   1. A kind of hood worn by the canons of a cathedral church; a
      sort of amice. --Kersey.
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   2. A mourning veil formerly worn by women.
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   3. A kind of mask; particularly, a half mask worn at
      masquerades, to conceal the upper part of the face.
      Dominos were formerly worn by ladies in traveling.
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   4. A costume worn as a disguise at masquerades, consisting of
      a robe with a hood adjustable at pleasure.
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   5. A person wearing a domino.
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   6. pl. A game played by two or more persons, with
      twenty-eight pieces of wood, bone, or ivory, of a flat,
      oblong shape, plain at the back, but on the face divided
      by a line in the middle, and either left blank or
      variously dotted after the manner of dice. The game is
      played by matching the spots or the blank of an unmatched
      half of a domino already played --Hoyle.
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   7. One of the pieces with which the game of dominoes is
      played. --Hoyle.

   {fall like dominoes}. To fall sequentially, as when one
      object in a line, by falling against the next object,
      causes it in turn to fall, and that second object causes a
      third to fall, etc.; the process can be repeated an
      indefinite number of times.

   Note: The phrase is derived from an entertainment using
         dominoes arranged in a row, each standing on edge and
         therefore easily knocked over; when the first is made
         to fall against the next, it starts a sequence which
         ends when all have fallen. For amusement, people have
         arranged such sequences involving thousands of
         dominoes, arrayed in fanciful patterns.
    

Domino, TX (town, FIPS 20848)
  Location: 33.25144 N, 94.11474 W
  Population (1990): 101 (38 housing units)
  Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    

Domino, TX -- U.S. town in Texas
   Population (2000):    52
   Housing Units (2000): 20
   Land area (2000):     0.343430 sq. miles (0.889480 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.343430 sq. miles (0.889480 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            20848
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             33.251568 N, 94.114932 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Domino, TX
    Domino