- a variation of doily.
doyley
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doyleys
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She was carrying very carefully a little tray covered with a snow-white doyley, and on it were a glass of milk and a plate of mulberries.
From Seven Little Australians by Ethel Sybil Turner
Bloom bent leopold ear, turning a fringe of doyley down under the vase.
From Ulysses by James Joyce
Embroidered with quaint designs, these little three-inch things are very ornamental; but the real and serviceable doyley should not be forgotten, and may be laid either beside or over the top of the finger-bowl.
From Manners and Social Usages by Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood
One had a bit of white sticking out of his pocket, and Guard sniffed at it and pulled it out, and I am certain it is Cousin Charlotte's doyley!
From The Carroll Girls by Mabel Quiller-Couch
If the finger-glass and doyley are placed on your dessert-plate, you should immediately remove the doyley to the left of your plate, and place the finger-glass upon it.
From Routledge's Manual of Etiquette by George Routledge
Four needles are employed for stockings, five for doyleys and other round articles.
From The Ladies' Work-Book Containing Instructions In Knitting, Crochet, Point-Lace, etc. by Unknown
And I'm sure I was ashamed to see she had put out those old-fashioned doyleys with the finger-glasses.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 104, February 25, 1893 by Sir F. C. (Francis Cowley) Burnand
Pretty little fanciful doyleys are now also put under the finger- bowl, merely to be looked at.
From Manners and Social Usages by Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood
But they are never used at a "stand-up" breakfast, nor are doyleys or finger- bowls.
From Manners and Social Usages by Mrs. John M. E. W. Sherwood
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