Baize Definition

bāz
noun
An often bright-green woolen or cotton material napped to imitate felt and used chiefly as a cover for gaming tables.
American Heritage
A thick woolen cloth made to resemble felt and often dyed green, used to cover billiard tables, etc.
Webster's New World
An often bright-green woolen or cotton material napped to imitate felt and used chiefly as a cover for gaming tables.
American Heritage

A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables etc.

Wiktionary

(dated) A coarse woolen stuff with a long nap; -- usually dyed in plain colors.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Baize

Noun

Singular:
baize
Plural:
baizes

Origin of Baize

  • Middle French baies from feminine pl. of bai bay-colored (probably in reference to the original color of the cloth) from Old French bay3

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle French baies from feminine pl. of bai bay-colored (probably in reference to the original color of the cloth) from Old French bay3

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French baies, feminine plural of adjective bai (“bay-colored”) mistaken as a singular noun.

    From Wiktionary

Baize Sentence Examples

  • Don't miss your chance to see the best on the green baize!

  • I can remember it was a deep, deep red baize.

  • Cashmere, baize, waterproof ponchos of fine wool and silk, and many other fabrics are made by the Indians of the Andean departments.

  • She understood all that awaited her only when, after stepping over the red baize at the entrance, she entered the hall, took off her fur cloak, and, beside Sonya and in front of her mother, mounted the brightly illuminated stairs between the flowers.

  • The weaving establishments (mainly broadcloth) of Leiden at the close of the 15th century were very important, and after the expulsion of the Spaniards Leiden cloth, Leiden baize and Leiden camlet were familiar terms. These industries afterwards declined, and in the beginning of the 19th century the baize manufacture was altogether given up. Linen and woollen manufactures are now the most important industries, while there is a considerable transit trade in butter and cheese.

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Words Starting With

BBABAI

Words Ending With

EZEIZE

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