billiard
adj.adj. relating to the game of billiards or the table where you play it.
adj. relating to the game of billiards or the table used for playing it. Often used in historical or technical contexts.
The billiard table is in the corner of the room.
The hotel offers a private billiard room for guests who want to play during their stay.
The restoration of the antique billiard table required specialized craftsmanship to preserve the original wood grain and the intricate carvings on the cushions.
From French billard, originally referring to the wooden cue stick, diminutive of Old French bille (“log, tree trunk”), from Vulgar Latin bilia, probably of Gaulish origin (compare Old Irish bile (“large tree, tree trunk”)), from Proto-Celtic belyos (“tree”), from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃yos (“leaf”), from bʰleh₃- (“blossom, flower”).
From French billiard, equivalent to bi- (“two”) + -illiard.