Hypertext Webster Gateway: "casino"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Casino \Ca*si"no\, n.; pl. E. {Casinos}, It. {Casini}. [It.
casino, dim. of casa house, fr. L. casa cottage. Cf.
{Cassing}.]
1. A small country house.
2. A building or room used for meetings, or public
amusements, for dancing, gaming, etc.
3. A game at cards. See {Cassino}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
casino
n 1: a public building for gambling and entertainment [syn: {gambling
casino}]
2: a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken
with eligible cards in the hand [syn: {cassino}]
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