baize en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /beɪz/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From French baies, feminine plural of adjective bai (“bay-colored”) mistaken as a singular noun.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.
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(countable, dated, uncountable) 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...
1719, Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe: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.
1885, Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| baizes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
baize door · green baize · knight of the green baize
Translations (21)
fi boiji (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · es bayeta (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · fr drap de billard (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · nl baai (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · fi verka (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · ga baise (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · bg сукно (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · ca feltre (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · ja ラシャ (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · tr çuha (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · nl laken (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · cmn 檯面呢 /台面呢 (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · it baietta (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · es tapete (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · ru ба́йка (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · gl feltro (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · ota چوقه (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · fr serge (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · pl baja (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · mk кла́шна (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.) · mk су́кно (woollen cloth used for covering card tables etc.)