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View synonyms for doily

doily

or doy·ley

[ doi-lee ]

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.


doily

/ ˈdɔɪlɪ /

noun

  1. a decorative mat of lace or lacelike paper, etc, laid on or under plates


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Word History and Origins

Origin of doily1

First recorded in 1670–80; named after a London draper of the late 17th century

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Word History and Origins

Origin of doily1

C18: named after Doily, a London draper

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Example Sentences

Somebody has to draw the line, and if it takes a 90-pound Jewish grandmother bedecked in a doily to do it, so be it.

All wear white gloves, have doily-adorned seats, and accept American Express.

She had arranged the jelly in a dainty dish, and now ran into the dining-room for a doily, which she wrapped about it.

Remove the glass and doily; put it in front of your plate a little to the right.

If fruit is the first course, there should be at each place a fruit-plate with a doily, finger-bowl, and fruit-knife on it.

All such receptacles are placed on a small plate either with or without a paper doily of the right size.

Place a lace paper doily on the plate, stand the glass on this and lay a pink rose on the plate.

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