Doily definitions

Doily

1) Antimacassar 2) Antimacassar relative 3) Bit of crochet work 4) Chair adornment 5) Crocheted mat 6) Crocheting project 7) Dainty embroidered mat 8) Dainty table decoration 9) Decoration under a bowl 10) Decoration under a dish 11) Decorative mat 12) Dining adornment 13) Dining table decoration 14) Doyley
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Doily

1) Doyley 2) Doyly 3) Mat
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Doily

A doily (also doiley, doilie, doyly, or doyley) is an ornamental mat, typically made of paper or fabric, and variously used for protecting surfaces or binding flowers, in food service presentation, or as a head covering or clothing ornamentation. It is characterized by openwork, which allows the surface of the underlying object to show through. ==...
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Doily

• (n.) A kind of woolen stuff. • (n.) A small napkin, used at table with the fruit, etc.; -- commonly colored and fringed.
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doily

18thC term for a fringed napkin, named after a London linen mercer by the name of Doily. From the 19thC the term was applied to the circles of decorative cotton or linen placed on serving plates beneath cakes and sandwiches.
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doily

Doily-a mat with different patterns and designs meant mainly for food decoration. But my grandmother and her friends who don’t normally cover their hair use a doily on their head when they go to synagogue or light Shabbat candles.
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doily

18thC term for a fringed napkin, named after a London linen mercer by the name of Doily. From the 19thC the term was applied to the circles of decorative cotton or linen placed on serving plates beneath cakes and sandwiches.
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Doily

Doi'ly noun [ So called from the name of the dealer.] 1. A kind of woolen stuff. [ Obsolete] '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 nap...
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doily

[n] - a small round piece of linen place under a dish or bowl
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doily

doyley noun a small round piece of linen place under a dish or bowl
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doily

any small, ornamental mat, as of embroidery or lace. · a small napkin, as one used during a dessert course.
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