n. & v.
--n.
1. a a rounded vault as a roof, with a circular, elliptical, or polygonal base; a large cupola. b the revolving openable hemispherical roof of an observatory.
2 a a natural vault or canopy (of the sky, trees, etc.). b the rounded summit of a hill etc.
3 Geol. a dome-shaped structure.
4 sl. the head.
5 poet. a stately building.
--v.tr. (usu. as domed adj.) cover with or shape as a dome.
Derivatives:
domelike adj.
Etymology: F d{ocirc}me f. It. duomo cathedral, dome f. L domus house