单词 | green-baized |
释义 | > as lemmasgreen-ˈbaized green-ˈbaized adj. covered with green baize; (also occasionally) conducted on a table of green baize. ΚΠ 1815 Times 25 Sept. 4/5 (advt.) Entrance lobby, enclosed with 2 green baized doors. 1877 Punch 7 Apr. 156/1 The bad old days of the cards, and spinning balls, and green-baized tables. 1978 Times 11 July 15/1 He brought snooker into prominence at a time when billiards was the only green-baized game which gentlemen would consent to play. 2001 R. Hill Dialogues of Dead (2003) xii. 115 At the other side of the room stood a green-baized antique card table. < as lemmas |
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