Home > Synonyms > Synonyms for doily

Synonyms for doily

Grammar : Noun
Spell : doi-lee
Phonetic Transcription : ˈdɔɪ li

Top 10 synonyms for doily
Other synonyms for the word doily

Définition of doily

Origin :
  • 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.
  • As in napkin : noun linen
  • As in mat : noun covering
Example sentences :
  • A bowl half-full of water is placed upon a plate covered with a doily.
  • Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway
  • As represented this doily is about three-fourths of its actual size.
  • Extract from : « The Art of Modern Lace Making » by The Butterick Publishing Co.
  • The cakes should be prettily arranged in a cake dish with a doily under them.
  • Extract from : « Social Life » by Maud C. Cooke
  • Remove the glass and doily; put it in front of your plate a little to the right.
  • Extract from : « The Complete Bachelor » by Walter Germain
  • Grass table-mats are also used, but always under cloth or doily.
  • Extract from : « The Myrtle Reed Cook Book » by Myrtle Reed
  • There was no doily, either paper or otherwise, although the usual tray was so covered.
  • Extract from : « The Girl Scouts at Camp Comalong » by Lillian Garis
  • A fool and a doily stuff would now and then find days of grace, and be worn for variety.
  • Extract from : « The Way of the World » by William Congreve
  • Cut the cake into squares and pass in silver basket or handsome plate with doily.
  • Extract from : « Suppers » by Paul Pierce
  • Liquid nourishment in a glass or cup should be served on a small tray or plate covered with a doily.
  • Extract from : « American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick » by Jane A. Delano
  • Originally, the English pronounced it quate, but now they pronounce the diphthong as in doily.
  • Extract from : « The American Language » by Henry L. Mencken

Most wanted synonyms

Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019