Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Doily \Doi"ly\, n. [So called from the name of the dealer.]
   1. A kind of woolen stuff. [Obs.] ``Some doily petticoats.''
      --Dryden.

            A fool and a doily stuff, would now and then find
            days of grace, and be worn for variety. -- Congreve.

   2. A small napkin, used at table with the fruit, etc.; --
      commonly colored and fringed.

Source : WordNet®

doily
     n : a small round piece of linen place under a dish or bowl
         [syn: {doyley}, {doyly}]