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Definition of Dominoes
1. Noun. Any of several games played with small rectangular blocks.
Definition of Dominoes
1. Noun. (plural of domino) ¹
2. Noun. Any of several games played by arranging domino tiles on a flat surface. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Dominoes
1. domino [n] - See also: domino
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dominoes
Literary usage of Dominoes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Hoyle: Or, Gentleman's Hand-book of Games, Containing All the by William Brisbane Dick (1894)
"dominoes are pieces of ivory or bone, usually with ebony backs. ... Shuffling the
dominoes (also called making) is done by turning them face downwards on ..."
2. The Young Folk's Cyclopædia of Games and Sports by John Denison Champlin, Arthur Elmore Bostwick (1890)
"Each draws three dominoes to begin with, and the one with the highest double ...
Matadore, a game of dominoes in which the pieces, instead of being matched ..."
3. The Silver Shadow: And Other Day Dreams by Frank Boreham (1918)
"What do you say to a game of dominoes ? ' No sooner said than done. The little
wooden box appeared from a cupboard in the corner. ..."
4. The Innocents Abroad: Or the New Pilgrims' Progress by Mark Twain (2001)
"Afterwards, dominoes. “Sunday—Morning service, four bells. Evening service, eight
bells. ... Afterward, charades and a lecture from Dr. C. dominoes. ..."
5. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine (1868)
"... he is still losing countless glasses of lemonade at never-ending dominoes in
some café behind Leicester Square ; or whether he has become what is called ..."