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
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
Emma and her guests sit round a table with some tiny plastic cricketers playing on a green baize pitch.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 14, 2019
The parlor we are in reflects the 18th century, with its deep red walls and marble fireplace flanked by green baize card tables.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2018
Animated by this new certainty—choosing the right dress had surely helped—she crossed the hallway, pushed through the baize door and strode along the checkered tiled corridor to the kitchen.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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