First Known Use: 1580
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billiards
noun plural but singular in construction bil·liards \-yərdz\
: any one of several games that are played on a large table by hitting solid balls into one another with the end of a long stick
Full Definition of BILLIARDS
: 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
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Origin of BILLIARDS
Middle French billard billiard cue, billiards, from bille wooden stick, log — more at billet
BILLIARDS Defined for Kids
billiards
noun bil·liards \ˈbil-yərdz\
Definition of BILLIARDS for Kids
: a game played by driving solid balls with a cue into each other or into pockets on a large rectangular table
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