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Webster 1913 Edition
Doily
Doi′ly
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Doily
DOILY
,Noun.
1.
A species of woolen stuff, said to be so called from the first maker.2.
Linen made into a small napkin.