bil‧liards /ˈbɪljədz $ -ərdz/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: billard '(stick used in) billiards', from bille 'piece of wood, stick']
a game played on a cloth-covered table in which balls are hit with a cue (=a long stick) against each other and into pockets at the edge of the table ⇒ pool, snooker
—billiard adjective [only before noun]:
a billiard table

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