toile de Jouy

noun

: 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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The 35-seat outdoor venue operates Tuesday through Sunday from 6:30pm to 11:30pm, featuring bamboo furniture with toile de Jouy motifs and unparalleled views of St. Mark's basin. Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025 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 The French luxury house has dressed the 111-year-old sanctuary’s cabanas in toile de Jouy, while shoppers can scoop up a Francis Kurkdjian’s new Dioriviera fragrance with notes of rose and fig. Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 July 2024 The chaise lounges have been covered in its iconic toile de Jouy print, and there's a pop-up Dior boutique and poolside spa. Jason Sheeler, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Feb. 2024 Wicker is used to create elephants, giraffes, cacti and palm trees, while colors ranging from sand to beige and khaki set off the brand’s iconic toile de Jouy in midnight blue that decorates various elements, including the terrace. Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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 13 Sep. 2025.

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