billiard room

Cue sport parlor

A billiard room is a room designed or set aside for playing billiards, pool, or snooker.

In larger homes and private clubs, the billiard room was traditionally a masculine retreat with a full-sized table, cue racks, and seating for spectators: The men retired to the billiard room after dinner.

equipment

cue

Trigger for action

  • chalkSoft sedimentary writing stone
  • rackFrame for holding items
  • triangleThree-sided plane figure

felt · baize · cushion · pockets · bridge · rest · cue ball · scoreboard · ball rack · cue rack

gameplay

break shot

Initial billiards strike

straight pool · carom · three-cushion · bank shot · english · backspin · follow shot · side spin · safety play · scratch

elegance

chandelier

Decorative suspended light fixture

  • mahoganyReddish-brown tropical lumber
  • velvetThick-pile textile
  • manorLanded aristocratic residence

mansion · polished · antique · sconce · tapestry · Victorian · Edwardian · fireplace · grandeur · portrait

strategy

angles

Rotation between intersecting lines

positioning · control · defensive · offensive · tactics · foresight · geometry · leave · safety · risk assessment

Categories
Opposites
room function/purpose

billiard roomutility room

Household work space

furnace room · boiler room · kitchen · bathroom · laundry room

social class connotation

billiard roomservants' quarters

Housing for domestic employees

scullery · laundry room · utility room · root cellar · coal cellar

Family

room, billiards, billiard, billiard table, billiard balls, billiard ball

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G