doily

noun
🔊/ˈdɔɪli/
🔊/ˈdɔɪli/
(plural doilies)
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  1. 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(糕点盘上的)网眼纸垫圈,网眼布垫圈Topics Cooking and eatingc2
  2. (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
  3. Word Originlate 17th cent.: from Doiley or Doyley, the name of a 17th-cent. London draper. The word originally 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.