greencloth

greencloth: [ʹgri:nklɒθ] n
1. зелёное сукно (на столе, бильярде)

2. игорный стол

♢ (Board of) Greencloth - гофмаршальская контора (при английском дворе)

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Greencloth — Green cloth ( kl[o^]th ; 115), n. A board or court of justice formerly held in the counting house of the British sovereign s household, composed of the lord steward and his officers, and having cognizance of matters of justice in the household,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
greencloth — greenˈcloth noun 1. A gaming table (informal) 2. A department of the royal household chiefly concerned with the commissariat (from the green cloth on the table round which its officials sat) • • • Main Entry: ↑green … Useful english dictionary

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