) | 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. |