billiard

noun

bil·​liard ˈbi(l)-yərd How to pronounce billiard (audio)
used as an attributive form of billiards
a billiard ball

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Afternoons can be spent with a book and a glass of wine in the library-lounge, or perhaps a game of billiards before cocktail hour. Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 28 Apr. 2025 The ground floor of the guest house features a billiard table. Kristen Flanagan, Architectural Digest, 19 Mar. 2025 Found inside the billiard room, these puzzles have a simple solution hidden behind an obfuscating structure. Diego Argüello, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2025 Only a handful of billiard halls and bowling alleys are doing business in Doral. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for billiard

Word History

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of billiard was in 1580

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“Billiard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/billiard. Accessed 5 May. 2025.

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