Baize
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /beɪz/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Baize is a noun meaning (transitive) To cover or line with baize.
Meaning
(transitive) To cover or line with baize.
More Meanings
- A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.
- (dated) A coarse woolen material with a long nap; usually dyed in plain colors.
Example Sentences
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.
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.
Word Forms
- baizes
- baizing
- baized
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bombazet, zibeline, bocasine, bombazette, tabinet, bombazine.
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