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baize (bāz)

noun

a thick woolen cloth made to resemble felt and often dyed green, used to cover billiard tables, etc.

Etymology: OFr baie, pl. baies, baize < L badius, chestnut-brown

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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