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Doyly vs Doily - What's the difference?

doyly | doily |

As nouns the difference between doyly and doily

is that doyly is archaic form of doily 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.

doyly

English

Noun

(doylies)
    • (Webster 1913)

    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