"baize door" meaning in All languages combined

See baize door on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: baize doors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} baize door (plural baize doors)
  1. (historical) A door with a baize surface attached to deaden noise, traditionally separating the servants' quarters from the main part of a house. Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-baize_door-en-noun-mLoK~R~A Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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