baize

Noun, Verb (transitive)

WORDNET DICTIONARY

baize(n = noun.artifact) Array - a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables; Array

baize, n. [For bayes, pl. fr. OF. baie; cf. F. bai bay-colored. See Bay a color.].

A coarse woolen stuff with a long nap; -- usually dyed in plain colors. [1913 Webster]

"A new black baize waistcoat lined with silk." [1913 Webster]

baize, n. a coarse usu. green woollen material resembling felt used as a covering or lining, esp. on the tops of billiard- and card-tables.

Etymology

F baies (pl.) fem. of bai chestnut-coloured (BAY(4)), treated as sing.: cf. BODICE