baize
[ beyz ]
/ beɪz /
noun
a soft, usually green, woolen or cotton fabric resembling felt, used chiefly for the tops of billiard tables.
an article of this fabric or of a fabric resembling it.
verb (used with object), baized, baiz·ing.
to line or cover with baize.
Origin of baize
1570–80; earlier
bayes < French
baies (noun), Old French (
estoffes fabrics)
baies, feminine plural of
bai (adj.)
bay5
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British Dictionary definitions for baize
baize
/ (beɪz) /
noun
a woollen fabric resembling felt, usually green, used mainly for the tops of billiard tables
verb
(tr)
to line or cover with such fabric
Word Origin for baize
C16: from Old French
baies, plural of
baie baize, from
bai reddish brown,
bay
5, perhaps the original colour of the fabric