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Coster vs Doily - What's the difference?

coster | doily |

As nouns the difference between coster and doily

is that coster is costermonger while doily is 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.

coster

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • costermonger
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    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=The turmoil went on—no rest, no peace. […] It was nearly eleven o'clock now, and he strolled out again. In the little fair created by the costers' barrows the evening only seemed beginning; and the naphtha flares made one's eyes ache, the men's voices grated harshly, and the girls' faces saddened one.}}

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    doily

    English

    Alternative forms

    * doyley

    Noun

    (doilies)
  • 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.

    • External links

    ("doily" on Wikipedia) English eponyms