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adjective
1.
noting or pertaining to the style of French furnishings and decoration of the mid-1790s, characterized by an increasing use of Greco-Roman forms along with an introduction, toward the end, of Egyptian motifs: usually includes the Consulate period.
2.
(of costume) in the style of the period of the French Directory.
noun
3.
French History. directory (def. 5).
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Directoire
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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| Directoire (dirɛktwar) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | history See Directory the French Directory |
| —adj | |
| 2. | of, in, or relating to a decorative style of the end of the 18th century in France; a form of neoclassicism |
| 3. | characteristic of women's dress during the French Directory, typically an almost transparent dress with the waistline under the bust |
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