doily

2 definitions found

doily - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Doily \Doi"ly\, n. [So called from the name of the dealer.]
     1. A kind of woolen stuff. [Obs.] "Some doily petticoats."
        --Dryden.
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              A fool and a doily stuff, would now and then find
              days of grace, and be worn for variety. -- Congreve.
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     2. A small napkin, used at table with the fruit, etc.; --
        commonly colored and fringed.
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doily - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  doily
      n 1: a small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl
           [syn: doily, doyley, doyly]