baize
Americannoun
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a soft, usually green, woolen or cotton fabric resembling felt, used chiefly for the tops of billiard tables.
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an article of this fabric or of a fabric resembling it.
verb (used with object)
noun
verb
Etymology
Origin of baize
1570–80; earlier bayes < French baies (noun), Old French ( estoffes fabrics) baies, feminine plural of bai (adj.) bay 5
Example Sentences
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Williams' cautiousness about going under the knife suggests he still has ambitions to continue on the baize for years to come - and who can blame him.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
"They would have the whole conversation, then he would go home and type it all up. Then they would meet at Broadcasting House across a green baize table and read the script to each other."
From BBC • Oct. 12, 2022
He stopped showing on catwalks in 2014, but unlike many who have rolled the dice on the baize of London Fashion Week, Mr. Rocha came out of the game independent and successful.
From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022
Other parts of the baize had readings of 2,300 counts a second.
From The Guardian • Mar. 6, 2016
A little bald man was seated fully clothed at a round table draped in ivory baize, his hands neatly folded beside an untouched silver coffee tray.
From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo
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