Meaning & use
Baize
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A coarse, thick woolen fabric, usually green, traditionally used to cover billiard and card tables, as well as some notice boards.
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The pool table's baize was worn thin near the pockets.
He tacked a strip of green baize to the back of the display case to protect it.
A note on using this word
The word comes from French "baies," meaning "bay-colored," referring to the fabric's original reddish-brown shade before green became the standard color for gaming tables.
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