Advertisement
Advertisement
doily
[ doi-lee ]
noun
- any small, ornamental mat, as of embroidery or lace.
- Archaic. a small napkin, as one used during a dessert course.
doily
/ ˈdɔɪlɪ /
noun
- a decorative mat of lace or lacelike paper, etc, laid on or under plates
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of doily1
Discover More
Word History and Origins
Origin of doily1
Discover More
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.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse