About The Word Doily
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Doily
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What's The Definition Of Doily?
[n] a small round piece of linen place under a dish or bowl
Synonyms | Synonyms for Doily: doyley | doyly Related Terms | Find terms related to Doily: See Also | linen Doily In Webster's Dictionary \Doi"ly\, n. [So called from the name of the dealer.]
1. A kind of woolen stuff. [Obs.] ``Some doily petticoats.''
--Dryden.
A fool and a doily stuff, would now and then find
days of grace, and be worn for variety. -- Congreve.
2. A small napkin, used at table with the fruit, etc.; --
commonly colored and fringed.
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