Definition of "billiard" []

• Of, relating to, or used in billiards. (adjective)
• See carom. (noun)

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• "Rufford; but as she did so she walked on through the broad passage which led from the front door into a wide central space which they called the billiard-room but which really was the hall of the house."
• "The balls are called billiard balls or pool balls."
• "She turned short round, and entered a large apartment at the head of the stairs, called the billiard-room, where she resolved to wait and watch ere she ventured any further."