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doily

English

Alternative forms

  • doyley

Etymology

From Doiley, the name of a 17th-century London draper. The surname is Anglo-Norman, from d' Ouilly, name of several places in Calvados, from Old French oeil (eye).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?d??li/

Noun

doily (plural doilies)

  1. A small ornamental piece of lace or linen or paper used to protect a surface from scratches by hard objects such as vases or bowls; or to decorate a plate of food.
  2. (obsolete) An old kind of woollen material.

Translations

Further reading

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doyly

English

Noun

doyly (plural doylies)

  1. Archaic form of doily.

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