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

After all, the young man was already in training in Austin's only TV broadcasting company, had moved with his wife into a $50,000 French Provincial house in the best part of town.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lac du Bois is convincingly French Provincial, and Skogfjorden is more Norwegian than Norway, with an old stave church and a wattle-walled Viking house.

From Time Magazine Archive

August bought me a new bed and a dressing table, white French Provincial from the Sears and Roebuck catalog.

From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd