baize

[ beyz ]

/ beɪz /

noun

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

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

verb (used with object), baized, baiz·ing.

to line or cover with baize.

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Origin of baize

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

Words nearby baize

bait casting, bait-and-switch, baitfish, baith, baiza, baize, baja california, baja california norte, baja california sur, bajada, bajan

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Example sentences from the Web for baize

She hurried the child through the baize door into the front hall, and pointed out a room that was close to the foot of the stairs.
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She reached the baize door, opened it, and soon found herself in the old nursery.
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Peggy trod light, the baize door swung quietly, Beaufort's attention had been much preoccupied.
The Intrusions of Peggy|Anthony Hope
Stains may be removed from panels by rubbing them with sweet oil on baize.
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These industries afterwards declined, and in the beginning of the 19th century the baize manufacture was altogether given up.
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British Dictionary definitions for baize

baize

/ (beɪz) /

noun

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

verb

(tr) to line or cover with such fabric

Word Origin for baize

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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