noun
- a small decorative mat, typically made of lace or paper, placed under a dish, vase, or other object on a table
Usage: also spelled 'doily'; common in home décor and table settings
Examples
- She placed a lace doyly under the cake plate.
- The antique table was decorated with several delicate doylies.
- A paper doyly protected the furniture from the vase.
- Grandmother's collection of hand-made doylies was displayed in the cabinet.