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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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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