coarse woolen fabric, 1570s, bayse, from French baies, fem. plural of adjective bai "bay-colored," from Latin badius "chestnut-colored" (see bay (n.4)). Thus probably so called for its original color. French plural taken as a singular in English.
实用例句
1. He set it down carefully on the baize cloth.
他小心翼翼地把它放在绿呢桌布上.
来自英汉文学
2. The physics are also immaculate, with balls around on the baize.