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baize
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/
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baiz⋅ing.
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–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.
Origin:
1570–80;
earlier
bayes
< F
baies
(n.), OF (
estoffes
fabrics)
baies,
fem. pl. of
bai
(adj.)
bay
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baize
(bāz)
n. An often bright-green cotton or woolen material napped to imitate felt and used chiefly as a cover for gaming tables.
[French
baies
, from pl. of
bai
,
bay-colored
, from Latin
badius
.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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