MATADOR  , a See also:

• SPANISH

Spanish word meaning literally " killer," from similar, See also:

• LAT

Lat. mactare, especially applied to the See also:

• PRINCIPAL

principal performer in a See also:

• BULL
• BULL, GEORGE (1634–1710)
• BULL, JOHN (c. 1562–1628)
• BULL, OLE BORNEMANN (18ro-188o)

bull-fight, whose See also:

• FUNCTION

function it is to slay the bull (see BULL-FIGHTING) . The word is also used of certain important See also:

• CARDS, PLAYING

cards in such See also:

• GAMES, CLASSICAL

games as See also:

• QUADRILLE

quadrille, See also:

• OMBRE

ombre, &c., and more particularly of a See also:

• SPECIAL

special See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form of the See also:

• GAME

game of See also:

• DOMINOES

dominoes .