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This pair captures that sporty-meets-quaint energy, with delicate doily trim, ribbon laces, and a sleek silhouette.
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Annie Blackman, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
Grab some paper doilies to mark place settings, and make confetti with the leftover paper to decorate the table.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
The movie, in its mud-on-the-doily way, is amusing enough to get by.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
Society insisted that women were the dependents of men, and working women were conveniently imagined as wives and daughters earning pocket money to purchase lace doilies for their dressing tables.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
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Annie Blackman, InStyle, 15 Feb. 2026
Grab some paper doilies to mark place settings, and make confetti with the leftover paper to decorate the table.
—Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2026
The movie, in its mud-on-the-doily way, is amusing enough to get by.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
Society insisted that women were the dependents of men, and working women were conveniently imagined as wives and daughters earning pocket money to purchase lace doilies for their dressing tables.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
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“Doily.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doily. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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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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