Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A common kind of coarse baize manufactured in Spain.

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Examples

  • The body of a so-called bayeta blanket was woven of close-spun native wool, dyed dark blue, while the red pattern was from the ravellings of Spanish bayeta.

    The North American Indian Edward S. Curtis 1910

  • "bayeta," -- was fastened around his waist, and reached down to the knees; but the upper part of his body was quite bare, and you could see the naked breast and arms, corded with strong muscles, and covered with a skin of a dark copper colour.

    The Forest Exiles The Perils of a Peruvian Family in the Wilds of the Amazon Mayne Reid 1850

  • "bayeta," -- was fastened around his waist, and reached down to the knees; but the upper part of his body was quite bare, and you could see the naked breast and arms, corded with strong muscles, and covered with a skin of a dark copper colour.

    Popular Adventure Tales Mayne Reid 1850

  • Those made from the close-spun native yarn dyed in the old colors and woven in the simple old patterns; when aged they closely resemble the old bayeta blankets.

    The North American Indian Edward S. Curtis 1910

  • He also gave him bayeta, and other cloths of bright colors, more beautiful than those woven by his slaves at Kintyèli.

    Noqoìlpi, the Gambler: A Navajo Myth 1889

  • (nsusu): while “fina,” scarlet; “bayeta,” baize; and “fumu,” tobacco, are corrupted Portuguese.

    Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo 2003

  • "Strung out in admirable confusion, we climbed up the mountain -- a picturesque train -- the men swinging along in their coloured ponchos of llama wool, and the women dressed in bright mantas of ` bayeta '(a coarse cloth, of native manufacture).

    The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire Mayne Reid 1850

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