[dee-rek-twar] 
| 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. |
| 3. | French History. directory (def. 5). |
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