doily
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7.2
- noun
- /ˈdɔɪli/
:
mantelito
- She placed the vase on a colorful doily to protect the table from scratches.
- lace doilies
- paper doily
- a white doily
Grandma's doilies, Dad's suit jacket, Mom's jewelry, that damn Irish sweater.
- Grandma's doilies, Dad's suit jacket, Mom's jewelry, that damn Irish sweater.
- And in her kitchen she had all this mismatched silverware and plates and cups and bowls and and doilies.
- That's imagine how rich some people got to the point where the sound of a cup hitting a table bothered them so that they had to put down a doily.
- What's that Show a doily if you can, please.
- I'm wearing a bikini the size of a doily.
Examples
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"Jada smiled at Uncle Mac's balding head as she set the little bottle on a doily on the dresser."
Fiction book (1993) -
For example, in Japanese taxi cabs, sparkling white cotton doilies decorate the drivers' and passengers' seat backs.
Academic text (1998) -
l mean, this is my doily collection.
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And I'm sure that I have a doily out of place somewhere.
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On top was a doily and a candy dish.
Fiction book (1990) -
Her living room was stuffed with big antique furniture, and old paintings, and more doilies than I could count.
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There was a small table, polished brightly, with a lace doily on top.
Fiction book (2001) -
Sandra settled her head back against a crocheted doily and listened to her aunt chatter.
Fiction book (1999) -
Each Saturday, my mother slipped a starched and ironed snowy-white doily underneath it.
Academic text (1997) -
There were lace doilies on the tabletops and antimacassars on the backs of the armchairs.
Academic text (1999)
Synonyms
A small cloth you put under a dish to protect a table and make it look nice
A small decorative cloth placed under a dish or bowl to protect the surface below
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Doily comes from a shop owner in the 1600s named Doiley, who sold small, fine 'napkins', and people began to call these little cloths by his name. So today a doily is a small decorative mat you put under a plate or teapot to protect the table.