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Examples of baize
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But on Christmas Eve the cover would come off to reveal a miracle of green baize.
From the guardian.co.uk
During a silverware sale, a red baize screen was placed just below the picture.
From the time.com
The witness table was covered in green baize, of the sort that lines craps tables.
From the online.wsj.com
Oh look, playing cards representing the candidates on a green baize table.
From the guardian.co.uk
By the end of the afternoon he was itching to get on the baize himself.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
Inside the hotel, seated at a rectangular table covered with green baize, Stoph spoke first.
From the time.com
Remember New Zealand's seven-run win in Hobart on the green baize at Bellerive Oval late in 2011?
From the nzherald.co.nz
When he is on a hot streak, he boogies around the baize as if he were starring in a music video.
From the time.com
Now he is being hailed as the next superstar of the baize.
From the telegraph.co.uk
- A bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables
- Baize is a coarse woollen (or in cheaper variants cotton) cloth, sometimes called "felt" in American English based on a similarity in appearance.
- A coarse woolen stuff with a long nap; -- usually dyed in plain colors; A thick woolen cloth used for coverings on card tables etc. Note that the covering of billiard and snooker tables is often referred to as the Green Baize but is actually a fine woolen cloth and not baize
- Baize is a loose woolen fabric, with a finely cut nap on both sides. This heavily felted material is traditionally dyed either red or green, and is used for simple clothing, as well as drawer linings and tablecloths. Derived from the French baie, the Spanish name for baize is bayetta.
- A lightweight woollen felt used to cover pool tables and bulletin boards.
- A coarse cotton or woollen material, usually coloured bright green, used to imitate felt. Commonly used as covering on snooker tables and as a protective cushioning layer on the underside of heavy objects.
- Loose-woven, woollen material, usually dyed green or red and used from the 17thC to describe a flannel-like cloth produced in the eastern counties of England. It was used for covering card and billiard tables, and for lining drawer
- A cotton or woolen felt like fabric usually dyed green.
- To dream of this cause woollen material signifies that good times are ahead, but you should keep within your limits.
