toile de Jouy

(də z̸hwē)

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

noun pl. 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)

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