baize

noun

ˈbāz How to pronounce baize (audio)
: a coarse woolen or cotton fabric napped to imitate felt

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But when the need takes you, just remove the baize-protecting top (in three sections) and crank a handle. — Charlie Sorrel, WIRED, 18 May 2011 My favorite stopgap-sport has been the unfashionable ballet of the green baize, also known as snooker. — Josephine Livingstone, The New Republic, 1 May 2020 Some gamblers go through elaborate rituals before casting their dice onto the green baize table. — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2019 In 2014, Paul McGinley decked out the players’ team room in European colors, right down to the baize on the pool table and the blue-and-gold fish in the aquarium. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle French baies, plural of baie baize, from feminine of bai bay-colored — more at bay

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of baize was in 1578

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baize

noun
ˈbāz How to pronounce baize (audio)
: a fabric made to resemble felt
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