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billiards definition

bil·liards (-yərdz)

noun

  1. a game played with three hard balls on a rectangular table covered with cloth, esp. baize, and having raised, cushioned edges: a long, tapering stick (called a cue) is used to hit and move the balls
  2. any of a number of similar games: pool is sometimes called pocket billiards

Etymology: Fr billard, the game; orig., a stick, cue < OFr bille: see billet

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