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dominus
Latin · ancient
"lord, master"
lord, master, the root behind a hooded masquerade cloak once worn by clergy
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domino
French · 1700s
"a masquerade costume, later a game tile"
applied to a hooded masquerade costume, and later a black-and-white spotted game tile resembling its mask
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domino
English · 1800s
"a small rectangular tile used in games"
settled as the English word for the small rectangular game tile
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