doily
pronunciation
How to pronounce doily in British English:
UK [ˈdɔɪli]
How to pronounce doily in American English:
US ['dɔɪlɪ]
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- Noun:
- a small round piece of linen place under a dish or bowl
Word Origin
- doily
- doily: [17] In the latter part of the 17th century a certain Mr Doily kept a celebrated draper’s shop in the Strand, London, not too far from where the Aldwych now is (‘The famous Doily is still fresh in every one’s Memory, who raised a Fortune by finding out Materials for such Stuffs as might be at once cheap and genteel’, Spectator 1712). He gave his name first to a sort of light fabric used for summer wear (‘Some Doily Petticoats and Manto’s we have’, John Dryden, Kind Keeper 1678) and then, early in the 18th century, to a variety of ornamental table napkin (‘After dinner we had coarse Doily-napkins, fringed at each end, upon the table to drink with’, Jonathan Swift, Journal to Stella 1711).
- doily (n.)
- 1714, short for doily-napkin (1711), from doily "thin, woolen fabric;" supposedly from Doiley, surname of a 17c.-early 18c. dry-goods dealer on London's Strand. Doily earlier meant "genteel, affordable woolens" (1670s), evidently from the same source. The surname is d'Ouilly, from one of several places called Ouilly in Normandy.
Example
- 1. Fill the jar with colorful potpourri and cover the jar with a small lace doily .
- 2. Hey , I like your doily there , pop.what the hell are you guys doing ?
- 3. Inside the cell were teacups and an electric kettle , arranged on a doily .
- 4. Secure the doily with a rubber band and tie a ribbon into a bow around the jar 's neck , covering the rubber band .
- 5. The camera , together with its tripod , is mounted on a doily . Shots made from it are dolly , tracking , trucking , or perambulator shots . Some shots are . Made from camera cranes .