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Coffee filters are not just doilies to line the basket.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
In my case, there were also lots of crocheted lace doilies.
—Brené Brown, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
On top of the doily was a gold flower pin with diamonds.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Hearts are a signature motif in the collections, a symbol of LGBTQIA+ rights and feminism, common themes, love for the planet through reclaiming old materials such as doilies and transforming them into something new, and love for Made in Italy.
—Olivia Pinnock, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 15 Oct. 2025
In my case, there were also lots of crocheted lace doilies.
—Brené Brown, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
On top of the doily was a gold flower pin with diamonds.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 5 Oct. 2025
Hearts are a signature motif in the collections, a symbol of LGBTQIA+ rights and feminism, common themes, love for the planet through reclaiming old materials such as doilies and transforming them into something new, and love for Made in Italy.
—Olivia Pinnock, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Doily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doily. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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doily
noun
doi·ly
ˈdȯi-lē 
plural doilies
1
: a small napkin
2
: a small often decorative cloth or paper used to protect the surface of furniture
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