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blaes

British  
/ bleɪz, blez /

noun

    1. hardened clay or shale, esp when crushed and used to form the top layer of a sports pitch: bluish-grey or reddish in colour

    2. ( as modifier )

      a blaes pitch
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Etymology

Origin of blaes

C18: from blae

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I enjoyed getting up early on cold Saturdays for hockey games played on unforgiving blaes pitches.

From BBC • Nov. 11, 2014

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