billiard

noun

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

Examples of billiard in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web To the right of the foyer, the circular combination living and dining room has a 36-foot diameter, and at 1,100 square feet (larger than most New York City apartments!), there’s plenty of space to accommodate a billiards table, a small desk, and a bar, along with ample lounging and dining areas. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 15 Apr. 2024 The residence is also equipped with an elevator, five fireplaces, a rock and brick wine cellar complete with a tasting booth, a Tudor-style pub, a fitness center, a billiards room and a home theater with an 8-by-6-foot screen. Detroit Free Press, 9 Apr. 2024 Other living spaces include a sauna and billiard room. Lauren Beale, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024 Living spaces in the two-story house include a billiard room, a library, an office, four bedrooms and six bathrooms. Lauren Beale, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2024 And the heavy gas giants are the hardest to evict from their systems, much as a bowling ball would be the hardest object to knock off a billiard table. Charlie Wood, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2023 Elsewhere, there’s a home office with a fireplace and sitting area, a games/billiard room, and spacious en suite bedrooms. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2023 The men’s section has a clubby atmosphere, with a zebra-hide rug and a billiard table. Linda Dyett, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023 The word agape — referencing the highest form of love, according to the ancient Greeks — is even spray-painted across a wall in the billiard room. Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 22 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1580, in the meaning defined above

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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 29 Apr. 2024.

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