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toile de Jouy's - 2 dictionary results

toile de Jouy

[Fr. twal duh zhwee]
–noun
a cotton or linen fabric characterized by monochromatic prints on a light background.
Also called Jouy print.


Origin:
1915–20; < F: lit., cloth of Jouy(-en-Josas), France
toile de Jouy   (də zhwē')   
n.   pl. toiles de Jouy (twäl)
A usually light-colored fabric printed with a scenic pattern or design often used in upholstery or for curtains.

[French : toile, cloth + de, of + Jouy (short for Jouy-en-Josas, a town of north-central France).]
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