| 词汇 | doily |
| 释义 | doily noun[ C ] uk /ˈdɔɪ.li/ us /ˈdɔɪ.li/ a small piece of paper or cloth with a pattern of little holes in it, used as a decoration on a plate or under a cake（盘底或蛋糕下面的）网眼衬纸，网眼垫布 seramo/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Table linen & accessories centrepiece creamer cruet linen manchester mat napkin napkin ring pepper pot salt cellar salt shaker serviette table linen table mat tablecloth A doily goes under the finger bowl, and a fruit knife and fork on either side. If the dessert is fruit, a fruit napkin may be used in place of the doily, the real purpose of which is to prevent the bowl from sliding about the plate in moving it. Now, don't wipe your mouth with the doily! The pretty present-day fashion of using individual plate doilies on a polished table at breakfast and luncheon is also labor-saving. The tray should be covered with a napkin or doily. Examples of doilydoily When youngsters complete an activity successfully, they will receive a doily. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. It is typically served before the dessert course, arriving with the dessert plate and with a linen doily between plate and bowl. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. At the time, it was used as an adjective, as in doily stuffs or doily suit. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The linen doily (never paper) separates the dessert plate from the finger bowl. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The doily-like mats are not ordinarily used. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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