See also:

• BAIZE (16th century Fr. baies, cf. English " bay ")

BAIZE (16th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century Fr. baies, cf. See also:

• ENGLISH

English " See also:

• BAY

bay ")  , a material probably named from its See also:

• ORIGINAL

original See also:

• COLOUR (Lat. color, connected with celare, to hide, the root meaning, therefore, being that of a covering)

colour, though a derivation is also suggested from the Fr. See also:

• BALE
• BALE, JOHN (1495-1563)

bale, as the See also:

• CLOTH

cloth is said to have been originally dyed with See also:

• AVIGNON

Avignon berries . It is generally a coarse, woollen cloth with a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long See also:

• NAP

nap and is commonly dyed See also:

• GREEN, A
• GREEN, ALEXANDER HENRY (1832—1896)
• GREEN, DUFF (1791—1875)
• GREEN, JOHN RICHARD (1837—1883)
• GREEN, MATTHEW (1696-1737)
• GREEN, THOMAS HILL (1836-1882)
• GREEN, VALENTINE (1739–1813)
• GREEN, WILLIAM HENRY (.1825–1900)

green or red . It is now also made of See also:

• COTTON
• COTTON (Fr. coton; from Arab. qutun)
• COTTON, CHARLES (163o–1687)
• COTTON, GEORGE EDWARD LYNCH (1813–1866)
• COTTON, JOHN (1585–1652)
• COTTON, SIR ROBERT BRUCE

cotton . The manufacture is said to have been introduced into See also:

• ENGLAND
• ENGLAND, THE CHURCH OF

England in the 16th See also:

• CENTURY (from Lat. centuria, a division of a hundred men)

century by refugees from See also:

• FRANCE
• FRANCE, ANATOLE (1844– )

France and the See also:

• NETHERLANDS

Netherlands . It is used chiefly for curtains, linings, &c., and sometimes, in the lighter makes, for clothing . Table See also:

• BAIZE (16th century Fr. baies, cf. English " bay ")

baize is a See also:

• KIND (O. E. ge-cynde, from the same root as is seen in " kin," supra)

kind of oilcloth used as a cheap and easily-cleaned covering for tables .