doily

== English == === Alternative forms === doyley, doiley === Etymology === From Doiley, the name of a 17th-century London draper. The surname is Anglo-Norman, from d'Œuilly, name of several places in Calvados, from Old French oeil (“eye”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɔɪli/ Rhymes: -ɔɪli === Noun === doily (plural doilies) 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. (Judaism) A similar circular piece of lace worn as a head-covering by some married Jewish women. (obsolete) An old kind of woollen material. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === doily on Wikipedia.Wikipedia