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Meanings of red baize in English

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Usage of red baize in English
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There were the usual tinsel things and red baize and sham flowers.
Letters to Helen: Impressions of an Artist on the Western Front
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Two boatswain's mates, one carrying the tell-tale red baize bag which contained the cat.
Heart of oak
3
One of red baize was accordingly given to him, and seemed to afford great satisfaction.
Captain Cook: His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries
4
Scattered over that floor were numerous tables covered with red baize whereon refreshments were served.
Inns and Taverns of Old London
5
The group sat down again at the red baize-covered table, and Von Moltke began his demonstration afresh.
Germany from the Earliest Period, Volume 4
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The turntable was covered with a rich, red baize; the head of the arm was shining silver.
La's orchestra saves the world
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In the centre of these, in a desk or pulpit covered with red baize, was the presiding minister.
The Uncommercial Traveller
8
The carpet was of red baize with a Turkish border, and figured in the middle like an harlequin's jacket.
Travels through the South of France and the Interior of Province...
9
From the corner of his eye he saw the boatswain drag the infamous cat-o'-nine-tails from its red baize bag.
For my Country’s Freedom
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The transition as we emerged through the red baize door under the majestic panoply of the staircase, was quite startling.
The Jervaise Comedy
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Behind Shinte sat about a hundred women, clothed in their best, which happened to be a profusion of red baize.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
12
Keen tore his eyes from the boatswain who was examining his red baize bag, in which he kept the cat-o'-nine-tails.
Beyond the Reef
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At the further end, a flight of stairs mounted to a door covered with red baize;
The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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She had noticed red baize and an awning outside, and the front of one of the boxes was laden with flowers.
The Christian: A Story
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Mr. Cook being desirous of knowing to what animal it originally belonged, offered the Indian for it a piece of red baize.
Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain J...
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Poole swung the axe over his shoulder; the blow shook the building, and the red baize door leaped against the lock and hinges.
Strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
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