billiards

[ bil-yerdz ]

/ ˈbɪl yərdz /

noun (used with a singular verb)

any of several games played with hard balls of ivory or of a similar material that are driven with a cue on a cloth-covered table enclosed by a raised rim of rubber, especially a game played with a cue ball and two object balls on a table without pockets.Compare pool² (def. 8).

Origin of billiards

First recorded in 1585–95; plural of billiard

OTHER WORDS FROM billiards

bil·liard·ist, noun

Words nearby billiards

billhook, billiard, billiard ball, billiard parlor, billiard room, billiards, billiard table, Billi Bi, Billie, billing, billing cycle

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Example sentences from the Web for billiards

He hung around artists, organized exhibitions, and bought and ran a billiards hall and bar.
This Week’s Hot Reads: Oct. 15, 2012|Mythili Rao|October 15, 2012|DAILY BEAST
No, it was Professor Plum with the lead pipe in the billiards room.
Why the GOP Should Panic|Matt Latimer|November 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The captains lounging about with their hands in their pockets, and passengers idling at billiards.
Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal|William Beckford
The Russian game of billiards is played with five balls, and the science consists in pocketing the balls.
Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life|Thomas Wallace Knox

Most exquisite of sonatas would not to them make up for a game of billiards!
Weighed and Wanting|George MacDonald
The game of billiards proceeded, and Henry caught his uncle in the eighties and ran out with an unfinished fifteen.
The Grey Room|Eden Phillpotts
Foul strokes are reckoned as in billiards, except as regards balls touching each other.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for billiards

billiards

/ (ˈbɪljədz) /

noun (functioning as singular)

any of various games in which long cues are used to drive balls now made of composition or plastic. It is played on a rectangular table covered with a smooth tight-fitting cloth and having raised cushioned edges

a version of this, played on a rectangular table having six pockets let into the corners and the two longer sides. Points are scored by striking one of three balls with the cue to contact the other two or one of the twoCompare pool 2 (def. 5), snooker

Word Origin for billiards

C16: from Old French billard curved stick, from Old French bille log; see billet ²

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单词	billiards
释义	billiards [ bil-yerdz ] / ˈbɪl yərdz / noun (used with a singular verb) any of several games played with hard balls of ivory or of a similar material that are driven with a cue on a cloth-covered table enclosed by a raised rim of rubber, especially a game played with a cue ball and two object balls on a table without pockets.Compare pool² (def. 8). Origin of billiards First recorded in 1585–95; plural of billiard OTHER WORDS FROM billiards bil·liard·ist, noun Words nearby billiards billhook, billiard, billiard ball, billiard parlor, billiard room, billiards, billiard table, Billi Bi, Billie, billing, billing cycle Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for billiards He hung around artists, organized exhibitions, and bought and ran a billiards hall and bar. This Week’s Hot Reads: Oct. 15, 2012\|Mythili Rao\|October 15, 2012\|DAILY BEAST No, it was Professor Plum with the lead pipe in the billiards room. Why the GOP Should Panic\|Matt Latimer\|November 7, 2011\|DAILY BEAST The captains lounging about with their hands in their pockets, and passengers idling at billiards. Italy; with sketches of Spain and Portugal\|William Beckford The Russian game of billiards is played with five balls, and the science consists in pocketing the balls. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life\|Thomas Wallace Knox Most exquisite of sonatas would not to them make up for a game of billiards! Weighed and Wanting\|George MacDonald The game of billiards proceeded, and Henry caught his uncle in the eighties and ran out with an unfinished fifteen. The Grey Room\|Eden Phillpotts Foul strokes are reckoned as in billiards, except as regards balls touching each other. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7\|Various British Dictionary definitions for billiards billiards / (ˈbɪljədz) / noun (functioning as singular) any of various games in which long cues are used to drive balls now made of composition or plastic. It is played on a rectangular table covered with a smooth tight-fitting cloth and having raised cushioned edges a version of this, played on a rectangular table having six pockets let into the corners and the two longer sides. Points are scored by striking one of three balls with the cue to contact the other two or one of the twoCompare pool 2 (def. 5), snooker Word Origin for billiards C16: from Old French billard curved stick, from Old French bille log; see billet ² Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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