Another Word for "Felt"
Ian Richards
Ian Richards
David Veatch wrote in message <36c0fc76...@nntp.news.netcom.net>...
>Hey all, I remember hearing another word for "felt", or "cloth" a
>while back, and thinking that it sounded, for lack of a better word,
David Veatch
while back, and thinking that it sounded, for lack of a better word,
and really have no idea what this so-called "cool" word was... so, in
the interest of relocating said "word of much coolness", what are some
of the terms you've come across describing not only the cloth itself,
but the table as a whole... as in ...
"we set up a match on the xxxxxx"
"we went head to head on the xxxxxx"
"I couldn't miss that day on the xxxxxx"
.... etc ...
I've found a few glossary sites out there, but none that have satiated
this particular desire.
Thanks!
david veatch <dve...@rewolfnus.com>
(inverse 'rewolfnus' to e'mail)
David Veatch
wrote:
>Could it be baize?
Huh.
Could be... wait... wait a minute... I think... yes!
That's it!
I don't remember where I first heard it, but I haven't heard it since
then until now.
Thank you, kind sir, very much.
Fred Agnir
wrote:
>Hey all, I remember hearing another word for "felt", or "cloth" a
>while back, and thinking that it sounded, for lack of a better word,
>"cool". All I can remember is the feeling that it was a "cool" word,
>and really have no idea what this so-called "cool" word was... so, in
>the interest of relocating said "word of much coolness", what are some
>of the terms you've come across describing not only the cloth itself,
>but the table as a whole... as in ...
"Baize" has been used often. Now, how is it pronounced?
Regards,
Fred Agnir
Templeton, MA
Sagong Do
table. I've heard that word used many times when one is referring to poker
and/or a poker table, but never in reference to a billiard table or billiard
cloth. Is this just my lack of experience? Has anyone else heard of a pool
table's cloth being called baize?
I'm not really trying to correct/contradict anyone, I'm just curious :-)
Eric Sagong
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David Veatch
>I'm not really trying to correct/contradict anyone, I'm just curious :-)
Yes you are! You're calling me stoopid! You're calling me an ijut!
Well, I tell ya, I just won't stand fer it! Thirty paces! Raht
nayow!
Er...
Uh...
<ahem> Sorry about that. The boys downstairs sometimes get a little
out of hand... won't ever happen again... ;)
I've read "baize" in reference to billiard cloth (may have been
"Playing Off the Rail"), but never actually /heard/ anyone use it in
reference to anything before.
I'm always on the lookout for vocabulary-enhancing terms, so when I
couldn't remember this one, even though I remember having come into
contact with it before, I just put out a gentle query, and Lo! the
answers come aflyin'.
sam
David, How about "groped" or "copped a feel"? Just a thought. Sincerely,
Sam
John Gateley
Fred Agnir wrote:
> "Baize" has been used often. Now, how is it pronounced?
Ghoti.
j "or 'throat warbler mangrove' for those looking for a joke lite."
Olly T
UK predominantly with snooker tables (billiard tables) as "the green
baize", but the pool tables over here as far as I am aware are made of a
slightly differnt material to the proper "baize". Beacuse...
Proper "baize" has a "nap" running through it, top to bottom, which
affects the path of a ball running across the "nap". This is why snooker
is more difficult playing a ball slowly "across the nap" i.e. from side
to side of the table, cos the nap affects the balls path. (If anyone
cares...!) Pool tables dont have a nap, so its not proper "baize", but
a synthetic material.
I am pretty sure of this, but please correct me if I am wrong!
Olly
Michael Carpenter
>
> Yup, "Baize" is the correct word, pronounced "BAYZZZ" ....
>
> Proper "baize" has a "nap" running through it
I'm certain that in my American History classes (homework painted on
cave walls) we learned that "baize" was presented to the early Colonials
(remember them, Olly) as a gift from curious and friendly Native
Americans (unaware at the time that they WERE Native Americans), to keep
the the inept newcomers from starving to death. "Baize" was a cornlike
substance, apparently unsuitable for making whiskey due to the obscure
practice of planting the seeds with a little fish (too small to eat, too
big for bait, Doug) for fertilizer. The plants grew and were harvested,
the wildlife decimated, the feast prepared and sat down to in peace and
thanksgiving. The only "naps" involved were the ones taken by the male
Pilgrims in front of the kerosene powered TVs showing the "Baize Bowl"
Snooker Matches. Confused, the Indians (hereinafter referred to by
history scholars as "Future Casino Owners"), did the dishes and retired
to their own villages to ponder the error of their ways and their own
future starvation.
Brought to you by, The American Education System. "A Strong Back Is A
Terrible Thing To Waste."
mcc <----- has an "amaizing" story about Groundhog Day.
:o)
Olly
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left ?
telf ?
flet ?
Doug W.
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Tim
As one who grew up in the great Northwest I've always had an interest in
Native American culture. Although your story was somewhat "corny", I'm a
sucker for history and couldn't put it down. I'll be "amaized" for "daize"!
Tim <---------going to take a swig of that "maize" liquor and watch the cows
"graize".
Michael Carpenter wrote in message <36BFF6...@sprintmail.com>...
Ciaran McNulty
>
> On Mon, 08 Feb 1999 15:05:47 GMT, dve...@rewolfnus.com (David Veatch)
> wrote:
>
> >Hey all, I remember hearing another word for "felt", or "cloth" a
> >while back, and thinking that it sounded, for lack of a better word,
> >"cool". All I can remember is the feeling that it was a "cool" word,
> >and really have no idea what this so-called "cool" word was... so, in
> >the interest of relocating said "word of much coolness", what are some
> >of the terms you've come across describing not only the cloth itself,
> >but the table as a whole... as in ...
>
>
>
> Fred Agnir
> Templeton, MA
It's pronounced 'bays' and is in very wide usage here in the UK,
normally with respect to snooker, rather than pool. As discussed
elsewhere, proper baize has a 'nap' - like a grain, which you need to
take into account, but I think the word is used to refer to all such
table coverings nowadays.
-Ciaran
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Ciaran McNulty
UK *pool* tables are normally 6 1/2 feet by 3 1/2 (or something like
that).
Oh, and snooker tables *have* pockets. Or did I misunderstand your
post?
And rounded pockets stop shots along the cushion (rail) from being
stupidly easy :)
-Ciaran <----- Actually quite likes 9-ball, but don't tell anyone :)