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doilies

noun

Meaning

  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. An old kind of woollen material.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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