Etymology

baize

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Today it means: A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc. Full definition →

French baies
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The story

  1. French · derived frombaies
  2. English todaybaize

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

Words from the same roots

Frenchbaies all →

bays

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