Lace Doily
A frilly fabric thing your aunt puts on a table just to look fancy. It’s like having a pretty coworker who’s too busy gossiping to do their job.
My aunt’s doily is so frilly, it looks like it’s about to cry.
The doily is on the table. The lamp is broken. The plant is dead.
That doily is still there. The table hasn’t been cleaned in years.