| 单词 | doily |
| 释义 | doily (once / 25473 pages) n A doily is a decorative piece of cloth or paper that's used on a fancy table, often under a bowl. If your mom's birthday breakfast spread doesn't look festive enough, you can dress it up with some doilies. Some doilies are made of lace, while paper doilies are patterned and cut to resemble lace. You might see a doily underneath a cake, or separating a cup of fruit from the saucer beneath it. The word doily comes from Doiley, the last name of a well-known London dry goods dealer in the 17th century. Originally, the word was an adjective describing suits or fabric, and later, from doily-napkin came the doily we know today. WORD FAMILYdoily: doilies USAGE EXAMPLESHumans are fond of weaving narratives like doilies around gaping holes, so that the holes won’t scare them. The New Yorker(Nov 30, 2016) “You could find British cakes in twee little tea shops with lace doilies and such, but they were often dry,” she recalled. New York Times(Oct 18, 2016) From the floor, fifty-two feet below, the rosettes look like 3-D doilies; up close, they’re big as a bear’s head. The New Yorker(Oct 07, 2016) n a small round piece of linen placed under a dish or bowl Syn|Hyper doyley, doyly linen white goods or clothing made with linen cloth |
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