1. a small ornamental mat, typically made of lace or paper, placed under a dish, glass, or vase for decoration or protection
Usage: also spelled doily; common in formal table settings

Examples

• She placed a delicate lace doyley under the teacup.
• The cake was served on a paper doyley.
• Grandmother's collection of hand-embroidered doyleys decorated the sideboard.
• A white doyley protected the furniture from the vase.
• The restaurant used decorative doyleys on each dessert plate.