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baize
/beɪz/
noun 2verb 1name 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
green, red
VERB + BAIZE
stuffs
BAIZE + NOUN
things
PREP.
through, with
ADV.
particularly
Definitions
noun
1
A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.
2
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...
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.
verb
1
To cover or line with baize.
name
1
A surname.
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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...
Wiktionary02
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.
Wiktionary03
Some blue chalk fell from the tip of the snooker cue on to the green baize.
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