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A paper snowflake that survived to adulthood and now guards the furniture.
means A small ornamental mat of lace or pierced paper placed under dishes, cakes, or knickknacks.
from Named for Doily, a London draper of the late 1600s who sold the fashionable lightweight fabrics that bore his name.
Original useProtected tables from scratches and crumbs, not decoration.
Name shiftFirst meant a fabric, then the mat itself.
Grandma certifiedStrongly correlated with hard candy and plastic-covered sofas.