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 [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲