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• n  a bright green fabric napped to resemble felt; used to cover gaming tables

• As newsmen sneakily cribbed from one another at tables covered with green (baze? baize? beise?) cloth, the girls were toppled by persiflage, ephelis, additament, cacolet.
• The Man is Lancey Howard, undisputed king of stud poker for more than 30 years, and he knows that the crusty young challenger across the baize means to gut him.
• He saw snooker, with its colored balls and green baize, as the perfect format to exploit the new color TV technology and launched the show Pot Black in 1969.

News & Articles

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• Larry the Answer Guy: Jones County native known for Western art
  Western artist Wayne Baize is still alive and kicking and, of course, painting.
  July 23, 2013 - Abilene Reporter-News

Quotes

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• Ken Doherty in International Herald Tribune
  It's a very sad day, not only for snooker but also for the sporting world,former world champion Ken Doherty said. "He had everything, the world at his feet, and it's such a shame. He had the looks. We called him the 'Beckham of the baize,'...
• Stephen Maguire in RTE.ie
  You have to stand up to him and show him you're not going to be bullied on a snooker table,Maguire said. "I fancy myself as a bit of a bully on the baize so I'll try to bully him. You have to play your own game. You don't have to showboat...
• John Parrott in BBC News
  Paul certainly brought a touch of glamour to the game - they called him 'the Beckham of the baize',Parrott told BBC Five Live. "And his performances at Wembley were fantastic. To win three titles was tremendous. He was a happy-go-lucky...