Definitions for doyley

doyley doy·ley

Spelling: [doi-lee]
IPA: /ˈdɔɪ li/

Doyley is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 12 points.

You can make 62 anagrams from letters in doyley (deloyy).

Definitions for doyley

noun

  1. doily.
  2. any small, ornamental mat, as of embroidery or lace.
  3. Archaic. a small napkin, as one used during a dessert course.

Origin of doyley

First recorded in 1670-80; named after a London draper of the late 17th century

Examples for doyley

Col. Beeston seems to have harboured a peculiar spite against doyley.

The soldier, afterwards boasting that he had won this trophy, was reproved by doyley, who had seen the action.

How can a legal contract be like a doyley on the back of a chair?

Bloom bent leopold ear, turning a fringe of doyley down under the vase.

Whin the ould sow litters, doyley, it's sore perplexhed we'll be fer shlapin' room.

The constable looked grave, too, when he saw the knife and the doyley.

Word Value for doyley
Scrable

13

Words with friends

12

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