Related Searches
Nearby Words
Supreme Felt Company www.supremefelt.com/ Mfg.felt cut parts,adhesive backed strips,wicking,wool/synthetic felt
California - Local www.local.com/ Looking for Local Information in California? Find it here!
Get The Dictionary.com Mobile App! www.dictionary.com/mobile Enjoy Exclusive Features like Voice Search! iPhone, Android, iPad, BlackBerry, Windows & More. Download Now!
Ads
noun
1.
a soft, usually green, woolen or cotton fabric resembling felt, used chiefly for the tops of billiard tables.
2.
an article of this fabric or of a fabric resembling it.
verb (used with object)
3.
to line or cover with baize.
00:10
00:09
00:08
00:07
00:06
00:05
00:04
00:03
00:02
00:01
Baize
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is peculate. Does it mean:
| chat, to converse |
| to steal or take dishonestly (money, esp. public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle. |
Origin:
1570–80; earlier bayes < French baies (noun), Old French (estoffes fabrics) baies, feminine plural of bai (adj.) bay5
1570–80; earlier bayes < French baies (noun), Old French (estoffes fabrics) baies, feminine plural of bai (adj.) bay5
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source
|
Link To baize
Collins
World English Dictionary
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
baize
coarse woollen fabric, 1570s, bayse, from Fr. baies, fem. pl. of adj. bai "bay-colored," from L. badius "chestnut-colored" (see bay (4)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Cite This Source
Cite This Source
Dictionary.com, LLC. Copyright © 2012. All rights reserved.
