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English Dictionary: Doily by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
doily
n
  1. a small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl
    Synonym(s): doily, doyley, doyly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Doily \Doi"ly\, n. [So called from the name of the dealer.]
      1. A kind of woolen stuff. [Obs.] [bd]Some doily
            petticoats.[b8] --Dryden.
  
                     A fool and a doily stuff, would now and then find
                     days of grace, and be worn for variety. -- Congreve.
  
      2. A small napkin, used at table with the fruit, etc.; --
            commonly colored and fringed.
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