Baize

//beɪz// name, noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables wordnet
  3. 3
    A coarse woolen material with a long nap; usually dyed in plain colors. countable, dated, uncountable

    "my goods being all English manufacture, such as cloths, stuffs, baize, and things particularly valuable and desirable in the country, I found means to sell them to a very great advantage..."

Verb
  1. 1
    To cover or line with baize. transitive
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
corduroycottonfabricnylon

Example

More examples

"Some blue chalk fell from the tip of the snooker cue on to the green baize."

Etymology

From French baies, feminine plural of adjective bai (“bay-colored”) mistaken as a singular noun.

Related phrases

baize doorgreen baizeknight of the green baize

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