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Noun: billiards  bil-yurdz [N. Amer], bi-lee-udz [Brit]
  1. Any of several games played on rectangular cloth-covered table (with cushioned edges) in which long tapering cue sticks are used to propel ivory (or composition) balls

See also: billiard

Type of: table game

Encyclopedia: Billiards