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Word entry · 5 letters

baize

Best crossword clue

"Gaming-table cloth"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /beɪz/Part of speech nounSorted abeizStarts with BEnds with E2 clues
1B2A3I4Z5E

Definitions

  1. a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables

Word origin

From French baies, feminine plural of adjective bai (“bay-colored”) mistaken as a singular noun.

Used in a sentence

  • 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.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Gaming-table cloth5 letters
02Green table felt5 letters

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