Main Entry:

bil·liards

Pronunciation:

\-yərdz\

Function:

noun plural but singular in construction

Etymology:

Middle French billard billiard cue, billiards, from bille wooden stick, log — more at billet

Date:

1580

: any of several games played on an oblong table by driving small balls against one another or into pockets with a cue ; specifically : a game in which one scores by causing a cue ball to hit in succession two object balls — compare pool