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

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