toile de Jouy
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of toile de Jouy
1915–20; < French: literally, cloth of Jouy (-en-Josas), France
Example Sentences
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The pop-up boutique housing the toile de Jouy pink and gray collection, inspired by Mediterranean beach culture and modeled after a giant sandcastle, is only one part of the Dioriviera experience.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2023
In 2006, Bridges introduced “Harlem Toile,” a line of wallpapers featuring a tongue-in-cheek twist on formal French 18th-century toile de Jouy.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2023
In 2005, in her work as an interior designer, Bridges had used toile de Jouy many times in clients’ homes, but she could never find a design that resonated with her.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 8, 2022
In another photograph, the girl actor wears a shift made of the same toile de Jouy that covers the walls.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2020
Pastoral figures torn from toile de Jouy wallpaper lament their destruction, looming like engraved ghosts.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 11, 2012
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