English-Thai Dictionary
doily
N กระดาษ แผ่น เล็กๆ สำหรับ รอง จาน ขนม doyley doyley kra-dad-paen-lek-lek-sam-rab-rong-chan-ka-nom
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
DOILY
n. 1. A species of woolen stuff, said to be so called from the first maker.
2. Linen made into a small napkin.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DOILY
Doi "ly, n. Etym: [So called from the name of the dealer. ]
1. A kind of woolen stuff. [Obs. ] "Some doily petticoats." Dryden. A fool and a doily stuff, would now and then find days of grace, and be worn for variety. Congreve.
2. A small napkin, used at table with the fruit, etc. ; -- commonly colored and fringed.
New American Oxford Dictionary
doily
doi ly |ˈdoilē ˈdɔɪli | ▶noun ( pl. doilies ) a small ornamental mat made of lace or paper with a lace pattern, typically placed on a plate under a cake or other sweet foods. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Doiley or Doyley, the name of a 17th -cent. London draper. The word originally denoted a woolen 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.
Oxford Dictionary
doily
doily |ˈdɔɪli | ▶noun ( pl. doilies ) a small ornamental mat made of lace or paper with a lace pattern, put on a plate under cakes or other sweet food. ORIGIN 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.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
doily
doi ly /dɔ́ɪli /名詞 複 -lies C 1 ｟英 ｠ドイリー, 小型装飾ナプキン 〘主にケーキ サンドイッチなどの下に敷くレース状のもの 〙.2 ｟米 ｠(家具の上に置く )小型装飾マット .
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