BAIZE


Meaning of BAIZE in English

n. a coarse usu. green woollen material resembling felt used as a covering or lining, esp. on the tops of billiard- and card-tables.

[ F baies (pl.) fem. of bai chestnut-coloured (BAY(4)), treated as sing.: cf. BODICE ]

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