baize
noun
- loosely-woven plain-weave cotton or wool textile with a long nap, dyed solid colors (usually green)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /beɪz/
name
- A surname.
noun
Etymology: From French baies, feminine plural of adjective bai (“bay-colored”) mistaken as a singular noun.
- A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.
- A coarse woolen material 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 very great advantage...”
“At the further end, a flight of stairs mounted to a door covered with a red baize; and through this, Mr. Utterson was at last received into the doctor's cabinet.”
verb
Etymology: From French baies, feminine plural of adjective bai (“bay-colored”) mistaken as a singular noun.
- To cover or line with baize.