A baize or felt fabric with a green surface, traditionally used to cover gaming tables, card tables, and in historical contexts as an official cloth for court proceedings.
From green + cloth. The green baize became traditional for gaming tables in the 16th century and continued as the standard for billiard and card tables. In Britain, greencloth also referred to the royal household office.
The 'Green Cloth' of the British Royal Household was actually an entire administrative department—its name came from the green tablecloth where officials once conducted their business, and it still exists today managing the royal household!
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