different between bayze vs baize

English

bayze (plural bayzes)

Obsolete form of baize.
- 1703, William Dampier, A Voyage to New Holland
  The chief commodities that the European ships bring hither, are linen cloaths, both coarse and fine, some woollens also, as bayzes, searges, perpetuanas, &c.

From French baies, feminine plural of adjective bai (“bay-colored”) mistaken as a singular noun.

baize (countable and uncountable, plural baizes)

A thick, soft, usually woolen cloth resembling felt; often colored green and used for coverings on card tables, billiard and snooker tables, etc.
(dated) A coarse woolen material with a long nap; usually dyed in plain colors.

baize (third-person singular simple present baizes, present participle baizing, simple past and past participle baized)

Send