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billiards (encz) | billiards,kulečník |
Billiards (gcide) | Billiards \Bil"liards\, n. [F. billiard billiards, OF. billart
staff, cue form playing, fr. bille log. See Billet a
stick.]
A game played with ivory balls o a cloth-covered, rectangular
table, bounded by elastic cushions. The player seeks to impel
his ball with his cue so that it shall either strike (carom
upon) two other balls, or drive another ball into one of the
pockets with which the table sometimes is furnished.
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billiards (wn) | billiards
n 1: any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered
table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue
sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls |
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pocket billiards (encz) | pocket billiards, n: |
Billiards (gcide) | Billiards \Bil"liards\, n. [F. billiard billiards, OF. billart
staff, cue form playing, fr. bille log. See Billet a
stick.]
A game played with ivory balls o a cloth-covered, rectangular
table, bounded by elastic cushions. The player seeks to impel
his ball with his cue so that it shall either strike (carom
upon) two other balls, or drive another ball into one of the
pockets with which the table sometimes is furnished.
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lawn billiards (gcide) | Troco \Tro"co\, n.
An old English game; -- called also lawn billiards.
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bar billiards (wn) | bar billiards
n 1: a table game in which short cues are used to knock balls
into holes that are guarded by wooden pegs; penalties are
incurred if the pegs are knocked over [syn: bagatelle,
bar billiards] |
pocket billiards (wn) | pocket billiards
n 1: any of various games played on a pool table having 6
pockets [syn: pool, pocket billiards] |
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