Answer.—Our final verdict in this case is simply that of all the dictionaries. Every one of them enters the word as "doily," and they are right in doing so, because, though the name from which it is derived was variously spelled as "Doily" and "Doyley," and maybe otherwise also, it is well to select one spelling—presumably the prevalent one—for the common name. At any rate, this is what the lexicographers have done, and no good reason to dissent from their choice is apparent. The plural of the form chosen is "doilies."
Centerpieces and Doilies.
Bulgarian Centerpiece Design No. 55,
And Set of 3 Doilies, Nos. 55A, 55B, and 55C.
Colored Plate VII.
By L. Barton Wilson.
Materials: Corticelli Filo Silk, 6 skeins each 526, 626; 4 skeins 123; 3 skeins 645; 2 skeins each 125, 128, 130, 527; 1 skein each 126, 528, 542, 544. Corticelli Etching Silk, 12 skeins each 626, 645; 4 skeins 612. Dealers can furnish stamped linen of this design in 22 inch size. They can also furnish stamped linen 7 and 9 inches square of the set of three doily designs (Nos. 55A, 55B, 55C), to match this centerpiece. See page 92.