a fabric of cotton or linen, usually white or off-white and printed in a single contrasting color with scenes of landscapes and people esp. from 18th-cent. French prints
See toile de Jouy in American Heritage Dictionary 4
nounpl.toiles de Jouy(twäl)
A usually light-colored fabric printed with a scenic pattern or design often used in upholstery or for curtains.
Origin:
Origin: French
Origin: : toile, cloth
Origin: + de, of
Origin: + Jouy (short for Jouy-en-Josas, a town of north-central France)