doily
doily
[ˈdɔɪli]
(pl. -ies)
[ˈdɔɪli]
(pl. -ies)
- a small ornamental mat made of lace or paper with a lace pattern, put on a plate under cakes or other sweet food
（放在盘中蛋糕或其他甜食下的，用蕾丝或蕾丝花纹的纸做成的）装饰性的网眼小垫
- late 17th cent.: from Doiley or Doyley, the name of a 17th-cent. London draper. The word originally denoted a woollen material used for summer wear, said to have been introduced by this draper. The current sense (originally doily napkin) dates from the early 18th cent
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