doyley
noun
a variant of doily.
doyleys
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pluralof doyley.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
