billiard

[bil-yerd] Origin

bil·liard

[bil-yerd]
adjective
1.
of or used in billiards.
noun
2.
carom (def. 1).

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Origin:
1630–40; < French billard cue, equivalent to bille stick (see billet2) + -ard -ard
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billiard (ˈbɪljəd)
 
n
(modifier) of or relating to billiards: a billiard table; a billiard cue; a billiard ball

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billiard
sing. of billiards (q.v.), used only in combinations.
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