Baize is a coarse woollen (or in cheaper variants cotton ) cloth , similar in texture to felt , but more durable.
5-630: A mid-17th-century English ditty – much quoted in histories of ale and beer brewing in England ;– refers to 1525: Hops, heresies, bays, and beer; Came into England all in one year. Heresies refers to the Protestant Reformation , while bays is the Elizabethan spelling for baize (though bay and baize eventually came to describe two similar but distinguishable types of cloth, as described below). Baize
10-805: A shorter nap. ditty [REDACTED] Look up ditty in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. This article is about the surname. For the Paperboy song, see Ditty (song) . For the digital audio player model, see Dell Digital Jukebox § Dell Ditty . Ditty is the surname of: Herbert Ditty (died 1998), Ulster Unionist politician and Lord Mayor of Belfast, Northern Ireland James S. Ditty (1880–1962), American photo-engraver and entrepreneur Julie Ditty (born 1979), American tennis player See also [ edit ] Diddy (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
15-433: Is available with and without a perceptible nap . Snooker , in which understanding nap effects is part of the game, uses the nappy variety, while pool and carom billiards use the napless type. For gaming use, baize is traditionally dyed green, in mimicry of a lawn (see Cue sport, "History" ) , though wide variety of table colours have become accepted. Bay was similar material to baize, but lighter in weight and with
20-442: Is often used on billiard tables to cover the slate and cushions , and is also used on different kinds of gaming tables (usually gambling) such as those for blackjack , baccarat , craps and other casino games. It is also found as a writing surface, particularly on 19th century pedestal desks . The surface finish of baize is coarse, thus increasing rolling resistance and perceptibly slowing billiard balls . Baize
25-407: The surname Ditty . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ditty&oldid=1027611655 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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