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doily

2 syllables
noun
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As a noun, doily means 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.

Meanings of doily

4 meanings

noun

  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. judaismA similar circular piece of lace worn as a head-covering by some Jewish women.

  3. A small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl

    Similar: doyley, doyly
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoleteAn old kind of woollen material.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl
doyleydoyly

Words that rhyme with doily

oilycoyly

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