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2 definitions found 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.] ``Some doily petticoats.'' --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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: doily n : a small round piece of linen place under a dish or bowl [syn: {doyley}, {doyly}]
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