'Doily' definitions:

Definition of 'doily'

(from WordNet)
noun
A small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl [syn: doily, doyley, doyly]

Definition of 'Doily'

From: GCIDE
  • Doily \Doi"ly\, n. [So called from the name of the dealer.]
  • 1. A kind of woolen stuff. [Obs.] "Some doily petticoats." --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • A fool and a doily stuff, would now and then find days of grace, and be worn for variety. -- Congreve. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A small napkin, used at table with the fruit, etc.; -- commonly colored and fringed. [1913 Webster]