: an 18th century French scenic pattern usually printed on cotton, linen, or silk in one color on a light ground
broadly : a similar printed fabric

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Recently, Cider quietly opened an Amazon storefront, where some of the brand’s eclectic styles — an amalgamation of aesthetics from cottagecore toile de Jouy to Y2K leather — are now shoppable on the internet’s biggest retail platform. Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 8 Jan. 2025 Desserts in the two new addresses reinterpret house codes such as the Granville rose, the toile de Jouy motif and the button. Lily Templeton, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, cloth of Jouy, from Jouy-en-Josas, France

First Known Use

1784, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of toile de Jouy was in 1784

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“Toile de Jouy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/toile%20de%20Jouy. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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