Examples of doily

• A doily goes under the finger bowl, and a fruit knife and fork on either side. 

• If the dessert is fruit, a fruit napkin may be used in place of the doily, the real purpose of which is to prevent the bowl from sliding about the plate in moving it. 

• Now, don't wipe your mouth with the doily! 

• The pretty present-day fashion of using individual plate doilies on a polished table at breakfast and luncheon is also labor-saving. 

• The tray should be covered with a napkin or doily. 

• When youngsters complete an activity successfully, they will receive a doily.

• It is typically served before the dessert course, arriving with the dessert plate and with a linen doily between plate and bowl.

• At the time, it was used as an adjective, as in doily stuffs or doily suit.