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Baize — is a coarse woollen (or in cheaper variants cotton) cloth, sometimes called felt in American English based on a similarity in appearance. It is most often used on snooker and billiards tables to cover the Cuegloss|Slate|slate and… … Wikipedia
Baize — (b[=a]z), n. [For bayes, pl. fr. OF. baie; cf. F. bai bay colored. See {Bay} a color.] A coarse woolen stuff with a long nap; usually dyed in plain colors. [1913 Webster] A new black baize waistcoat lined with silk. Pepys. [1913 Webster] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
baize — [beız] n [U] ↑baize, ↑cue, ↑pocket [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: baies, plural of baie baize , from bai; BAY3] thick cloth that is usually green, and is used to cover tables on which games such as ↑pool are played … Dictionary of contemporary English
baize — [bāz] n. [OFr baie, pl. baies, baize < L badius, chestnut brown] a thick woolen cloth made to resemble felt and often dyed green, used to cover billiard tables, etc … English World dictionary
Baize — Baize, so v.w. Beize od. Falkenjagd … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Baize — Baize, Jagdbetrieb, s. Beize … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
baize — [ beız ] noun uncount thick green cloth used mainly for covering tables on which games such as POOL are played … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
baize — ► NOUN ▪ a felt like material that is typically green, used for covering billiard and card tables. ORIGIN French baies, from bai chestnut coloured … English terms dictionary
baize — noun a) A coarse woolen stuff with a long nap; usually dyed in plain colors. my goods being all English manufacture, such as cloths, stuffs, baize, and things particularly valuable and desirable in the country, I found means to sell them to a… … Wiktionary
Baize — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Baize est le nom de deux rivières de Basse Normandie, affluents de l Orne : La Baize, affluent de rive droite, dans les départements de l Orne et du… … Wikipédia en Français
