French Provincial

American  

Or French provincial

adjective

1. noting, pertaining to, or resembling a style of furnishings and decoration originating in the provinces of France in the 18th century, derived from but less ornate than styles then current in Paris and featuring simply carved wood furniture, often with decorative curved moldings.

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Etymology

Origin of French Provincial

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

The most important book though, by a long stretch, is Elizabeth David’s French Provincial Cooking.

From The Guardian • Aug. 26, 2015

It is elegantly furnished with Persian rugs, brass candlesticks and French Provincial chairs.

From Time Magazine Archive

Estateliest of the Kennedy homes is Jack and Jackie Kennedy's rented, 14-room French Provincial winter weekend retreat, Glen Ora. in Virginia's tweedy hunt country.

From Time Magazine Archive

Cabinets come in a decorator's assortment of styles, including Mediterranean, French Provincial, Early American and Contemporary.

From Time Magazine Archive

Red-brick Georgian rose next to English Tudor, which gave onto French Provincial.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides