baize

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.
2. (countable, dated, uncountable)A coarse woolen material with a long nap; usually dyed in plain colors.

   “my goods being all English manufacture, such as cloths, stuffs, baize, and things particularly valuable and desirable in the country, I found means to sell them to a very great advantage...”

   “At the further end, a flight of stairs mounted to a door covered with a red baize; and through this, Mr. Utterson was at last received into the doctor's cabinet.”

verb

1. (transitive)To cover or line with baize.

name

1. A surname.