a round piece of paper or cloth with a pattern of holes that you put on a plate before putting cakes, sandwiches etc on it, or that you put on a table or piece of furniture as a decoration
Synonyms and related words
Decoration and decorations
decoration
ornament
decor
doily
noun countable
US /ˈdɔɪli/
Word Forms
singular
doily
plural
doilies
DEFINITIONS1
1
a round piece of paper or cloth with a pattern of holes that you put on a plate before putting cakes, sandwiches, etc. on it, or that you put on a table or piece of furniture as a decoration