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billiard

bil·liard

UK/ˈbɪl.i.ɑː(ɹ)d/ US/ˈbɪl.i.ə(ɹ)d/ uncommon rare uk

adjective

1.

of or relating to billiards

  • “a billiard ball”
  • “a billiard cue”
  • “a billiard table”

Origin

From French billard with the insertion of the second i and orthographic representation of the French palatalized /j/ sound, originally referring to the wooden cue stick, diminutive of Old French bille (“log, tree trunk”), from Vulgar Latin *bilia, probably of Gaulish origin (compare Old Irish bile (“large tree, tree trunk”)), from Proto-Celtic *belyos (“tree”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰolh₃yos (“leaf”), from *bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).

Phrases

  • billiard ball
  • billiard green
  • billiard room
  • billiard table

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