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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

doily on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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drily

English

Alternative forms

  • dryly

Etymology

dry +? -ly

Adverb

drily (comparative more drily, superlative most drily)

  1. In a dry manner

Anagrams

  • Lyrid

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