doily

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

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

from The 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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