[bil-yerdz] 
) | any of several games played with hard balls of ivory or of a similar material that are driven with a cue on a cloth-covered table enclosed by a raised rim of rubber, esp. a game played with a cue ball and two object balls on a table without pockets. Compare pool 2 (def. 8). |
| bil·liard (bĭl'yərd) adj. Of, relating to, or used in billiards. n. See carom. |
| bil·liards (bĭl'yərdz) pl.n. (used with a sing. verb)
[French billard, from bille, log; see billet2.] |
