baize

[ beyz ]

noun
  1. a soft, usually green, woolen or cotton fabric resembling felt, used chiefly for the tops of billiard tables.

  2. an article of this fabric or of a fabric resembling it.

verb (used with object),baized, baiz·ing.
  1. to line or cover with baize.

Origin of baize

1
1570–80; earlier bayes<French baies (noun), Old French (estoffes fabrics) baies, feminine plural of bai (adj.) bay5

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baize

/ (beɪz) /


noun
  1. a woollen fabric resembling felt, usually green, used mainly for the tops of billiard tables

verb
  1. (tr) to line or cover with such fabric

Origin of baize

1
C16: from Old French baies, plural of baie baize, from bai reddish brown, bay 5, perhaps the original colour of the fabric

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