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Перевод: baize
[существительное] байка (ткань) ; грубое сукно
Тезаурус:
- This is one of the many books which address the snobbery of the English, which flash at their readers the lawns of country houses, the baize of gambling-tables, which tell tales of those virtuosos of ostentation and disregard who have in common a contempt for commonness, for the middle class; and it could be said of such books that their chief resource is the eccentricity which has long amounted to a convention of upper-class life.
- Indeed, it is doubtful if anyone in sport - let alone his main rivals Stephen Hendry, the 7-;4 favourite, Steve Davis and defending champion John Parrott - craves a title as much as the mercurial left-hander does the honour of being king of the green baize.
- Lawnmakers of the green baize persuasion often make rude remarks about my weed infested grass, yet compared to a true meadow, mine is a tidy, close-cropped carpet of grass, speedwell, white clover, dandelion and plantain - to name the dominant species.
- The rails on the platform were lined with red baize and the pulpit cushion was covered with the same material.
- He led Bill firmly to the baize door and down the stairs, never once looking back to see if he was being followed.
- Another of his tasks might be the gathering of voluntarily offered resources at the venue, whether it's free baize for the tables at a church fte, free mineral water or food from a local business, or the offer of cars to transport guests.
- We stapled a piece of blue baize around the door and, hey presto, there was a neat little portable platform which we could produce when the time came, looking incredibly efficient.
- "And the other boots would have been just inside the baize door as usual," said Ethel thoughtfully.
- At the same time, away from the competitive baize, she was a loyal and warm-hearted personality.
- But in attempting to become Asia's first holder of the game's ultimate prize, the rising star of the East aims to prove that the "the twain" can not only meet but, by harnessing the best of both hemispheres, he can bring a new dimension to the green baize.
- "No, you can't!" said Thomas, coming back through the baize door positively pink with self-importance.
- They returned with a huge roll of green baize which was then gently placed on top of the groaning air conditioner.
- It was lined with baize, on which reposed row upon row of miniatures.
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