Etymology
The name "domino" is from the resemblance to a kind of hood worn during the Venice carnival http://www.kipling.org.uk/rg_pinkdoms1.htm .
" A domino is a kind of hood worn by the canons of a cathedral church. Later the name was given to a mourning-veil for women and later still to half-masks worn by women when travelling or at a masquerade, for disguise. A domino was a masquerade-dress worn for disguise by ladies and gentlemen, and consisting of an ample cloak or mantle with wide sleeves and a hood removable at pleasure. It was usually made of black silk, but sometimes of other colours and materials. "
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