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Originally appearing in Volume V03, Page 225 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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BAIZE (16th See also:century Fr. baies, cf. See also:English " See also:bay ")  , a material probably named from its See also:original See also:colour, though a derivation is also suggested from the Fr. See also:bale, as the See also:cloth is said to have been originally dyed with See also:Avignon berries . It is generally a coarse, woollen cloth with a See also:long See also:nap and is commonly dyed See also:green or red . It is now also made of See also:cotton . The manufacture is said to have been introduced into See also:England in the 16th See also:century by refugees from See also:France and the See also:Netherlands . It is used chiefly for curtains, linings, &c., and sometimes, in the lighter makes, for clothing . Table See also:baize is a See also:kind of oilcloth used as a cheap and easily-cleaned covering for tables .

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