Domino (garment)

A domino is a calf-length, black, mostly silk cape without sleeves and with a hood . The domino could have contributed to the origin of the name of the condom .

use

Originally the domino was part of the clothing of clergymen in Italy. From the 16th century onwards, however, it was often used as a disguise when going on a secret date . Both the garment itself and its wearer were then referred to as domino (from Latin dominus "lord").

The domino is still often used as a disguise today; The figure of the domino , which plays a role in the street carnival in Schwyz, probably also originally had something to do with the item of clothing. In everyday life, however, dominoes no longer play a role.

See also

• Le domino noir , opera by Auber

literature

• Hertha Simon: Dominoes . In: Real Lexicon on German Art History . Volume 4: Dinanderie - Elle. Druckmüller, Stuttgart 1958, pp. 154-157.

Web links

Commons : Domino  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Quoted from: Wolfgang Pfeifer et al. , Etymological Dictionary of German (1993), digitized and revised version of the Digital Dictionary of the German Language: Kondom. In: Digital dictionary of the German language . Retrieved October 21, 2019 ( Etymology Section ).