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baize

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baize  (bz)
n.
An often bright-green cotton or woolen material napped to imitate felt and used chiefly as a cover for gaming tables.

[French baies, from pl. of bai, bay-colored, from Latin badius.]

baize [beɪz]
n
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a woollen fabric resembling felt, usually green, used mainly for the tops of billiard tables
vb
(Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) (tr) to line or cover with such fabric
[from Old French baies, plural of baie baize, from bai reddish brown, bay5, perhaps the original colour of the fabric]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.baize - a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Translations
baize [beɪz] Npaño m
green baizetapete m verde

baize [ˈbeɪz] n (= fabric) → feutrine f; (on billiard table)tapis m

baize
nFries m, → Flaus m; green baizeBillardtuch nt

baize [beɪz] npanno
baize [beɪz] npanno

baize
n baize [beiz]
a type of coarse woollen cloth, often green, usually used for covering card-tables etc. baai, biljartstof جوخٌ أخْضَر дебело, обикн. зелено сукно zelené sukno filt der Fries τσόχα bayeta (roheline) kalev ماهوت boiji tapis vert בַּד צֶמֶר גַס ऊन का कपड़ा जो टेबल पर बिछाते हैं čoha posztó, filc wol kasar ullar– eða baðmullardúkur tappeto verde 緑色の毛織地 베이즈 gelumbė rupjš vilnas audums (galdautiem, pārklājiem) wol kasar laken grovt ulltøy, filt sukno baeta dimie, aba (зелёное) сукно zelené súkno kvartopirski (zeleni) prt čoja boj, filt ผ้าขนสัตว์หนาสีเขียวที่ใช้ปูโต๊ะกีฬา (เช่น กีฬาบิลเลียด) yeşil keçe kumaş (用來鋪在檯面上的綠色)粗羊毛呢 сукно میژوں پر ڈالنے والا سبز اونی کپڑا vải len tuyết để bọc bàn ghế 呢/


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From the carriages emerged men wearing uniforms, stars, and ribbons, while ladies in satin and ermine cautiously descended the carriage steps which were let down for them with a clatter, and then walked hurriedly and noiselessly over the baize at the entrance.
Green baize enveloped its contents, sewn carefully at the sides; I ripped the pack-thread with my pen-knife, and still, as the seam gave way, glimpses of gilding appeared through the widening interstices.
When the sea-green curtains were closed, and when the two baize doors were shut behind me, I stopped for a moment in the little circular hall beyond, and drew a long, luxurious breath of relief.
 
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