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doily

noun as in mat

noun as in napkin

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Somebody has to draw the line, and if it takes a 90-pound Jewish grandmother bedecked in a doily to do it, so be it.

All wear white gloves, have doily-adorned seats, and accept American Express.

She had arranged the jelly in a dainty dish, and now ran into the dining-room for a doily, which she wrapped about it.

Remove the glass and doily; put it in front of your plate a little to the right.

If fruit is the first course, there should be at each place a fruit-plate with a doily, finger-bowl, and fruit-knife on it.

All such receptacles are placed on a small plate either with or without a paper doily of the right size.

Place a lace paper doily on the plate, stand the glass on this and lay a pink rose on the plate.

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On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to doily, such as: place mat, doormat, floor covering, place setting, table mat, and table runner.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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