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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It was designed for Jefferson by a Philadelphia cabinet maker and folds out to reveal a green baize writing top.
From Barron's ● May 29, 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
Its green baize surface is all but obscured by papers and manuscripts – even, sometimes, a folder or two containing fragments of ancient papyrus.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 9, 2020
He was tall and beautiful and wore things like capes and bottle-green suits made from the baize that covers billiard tables.
From New York Times ● Jul. 12, 2016
In the center of the thickly carpeted room, directly beneath an adjustable ceiling lamp, was a large round table covered with green baize.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
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