baize

UK: /ˈbeɪz/ US: /beɪz/ ,(bāz)

Inflections of 'baize' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

baizes

v 3rd person singular

baizing

v pres p

baized

v past

baized

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

baize /beɪz/   n. [uncountable]

1. Textiles a soft, feltlike fabric used for the tops of game tables.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

baize  (bāz), n., v., baized, baiz•ing. 
n. 

1. Textiles a soft, usually green, woolen or cotton fabric resembling felt, used chiefly for the tops of billiard tables.
2. Textiles an article of this fabric or of a fabric resembling it.

v.t. 

3. Textiles to line or cover with baize.

• French baies (noun, nominal), Old French (estoffes fabrics) baies, feminine plural of bai (adjective, adjectival) bay⁵
• earlier bayes 1570–80

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baize / beɪz/ noun

1. a woollen fabric resembling felt, usually green, used mainly for the tops of billiard tables

Etymology: 16th Century: from Old French baies, plural of baie baize, from bai reddish brown, bay⁵, perhaps the original colour of the fabric