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noun, plural doi·lies.
1.
any small, ornamental mat, as of embroidery or lace.
2.
Archaic. a small napkin, as one used during a dessert course.
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Doily
is always a great word to know.
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| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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Word Origin & History
doily
1714, short for doily-napkin (1711), from doily "thin, woolen fabric," from Doiley, surname of a 17c.-early 18c. dry-goods dealer on London's Strand. Doily earlier meant "cheap but classy woollens" (1678), evidently from the same source.
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