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What is a doily?

What is a doily? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A small ornamental piece of lace or linen or paper used to protect a surface from scratches by hard objects such as vases or bowls; or to decorate a plate of food.
  2. (obsolete) An old kind of woollen material.
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Around 10 per cent of Finland's surface area is made up of lakes such as these, strung like a soggy lace doily over the landscape.
She couldn't have been further off beam if she'd turned the answer sheet into a paper doily and sung popular songs through her nose.
A nosegay of violets can be presented in a paper doily with a decorative bow.
The D'Oyley is one of several vintage crochet doily patterns from The Lady's Album of Fancy Work.
Place an empty cup on a saucer covered with a paper doily and accompanied with a teaspoon.
You can have your cake and eat it, and hang on to the doily.

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