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| noun | 1. A coarse, typically green woolen material resembling felt, used for covering billiard and card tables. |
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 | | "The billiard hall's pool tables still have the original baize from the 1960s, and it's in surprisingly good shape." | | "I need to replace the baize on this card table, but it's a great garage sale find." | | "I don't let any beginners play pool on my new table since my nephew tore the baize on the last one." |
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 | | French, late 16th century |
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 | | Pool and cards players will be familiar with baize, the green felt-like material that covers traditional billiard and card tables. The 16th-century word "baize" comes from the French "baies," the feminine plural form of "bai," which means "chestnut-colored." ... |  |
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