doily
noun /ˈdɔɪli/
/ˈdɔɪli/
(plural doilies)
- a small circle of paper or cloth with a pattern of very small holes in it, that you put on a plate under a cake or sandwiches
Topics Cooking and eatingc2(糕点盘上的)网眼纸垫圈,网眼布垫圈 - (North American English) a small attractive mat that you put on top of a piece of furniture
(置于家具上的)装饰小垫
词源late 17th cent.: from Doiley or Doyley, the name of a 17th-cent. London draper. The 词源ally denoted a woollen material used for summer wear, said to have been introduced by this draper. The current sense (originally doily napkin) dates from the early 18th cent.