milje

1. formal (social surroundings) milieu; environment
   Odrastao je u umetničkom miljeu. — He grew up in an artistic milieu.
   Roman verno opisuje beogradski građanski milje. — The novel faithfully depicts the Belgrade middle-class milieu.
2. (crocheted or embroidered cloth) doily
   Baka je na svaki sto stavila heklani milje. — Grandma put a crocheted doily on every table.
   Na televizoru je još uvek stajao stari milje. — An old doily was still sitting on the TV set.

The word is masculine despite ending in -e: u tom miljeu, heklani milje.