Webster's 1913 Dictionary
DIRECTOIRE STYLE
DIRECTOIRE STYLE Di `rec `toire " style. (Dressmaking )
Defn: A style of dress prevalent at the time of the French Directory, characterized by great extravagance of design and imitating the Greek and Roman costumes.
New American Oxford Dictionary
Directoire
Di rec toire |ˌdirekˈtwär dəˌrɛkˈtwɑr | ▶adjective of or relating to a neoclassical decorative style intermediate between the more ornate Louis XVI style and the Empire style, prevalent during the French Directory (1795 –99 ). ORIGIN late 18th cent.: French, from Late Latin directorius, from director ‘one who directs, director. ’
Directoire drawers
Di rec toire draw ers (also Directoire knickers ) ▶plural noun Brit. historical underpants that are straight, full, and knee-length.
Oxford Dictionary
Directoire
Directoire |dɪˈrɛktwɑː, French diʀɛktwaʀ | ▶adjective relating to a neoclassical decorative style intermediate between the more ornate Louis XVI style and the Empire style, prevalent during the French Directory (1795 –9 ). ORIGIN French.
Directoire drawers
Directoire drawers (also Directoire knickers ) ▶plural noun Brit. historical knickers which are straight, full, and knee-length.
Duden Dictionary
Directoire
Di rec toire Substantiv, Neutrum Kunstwissenschaft , das |dirɛkˈto̯aːɐ̯ |nach dem Directoire, der höchsten Behörde der Ersten Republik (1795 –99 ) in Frankreich, zu lateinisch directum, 2. Partizip von: dirigere, dirigieren französischer Kunststil am Ende des 18. Jahrhunderts (zwischen Louis-seize und Empire )
French Dictionary
directoire
directoire n. m. nom masculin Style directoire. Style caractéristique de l ’époque du Directoire. Note Technique Le mot ne s ’emploie que dans cette locution. Note Typographique Ce nom s ’écrit avec une majuscule lorsqu ’il désigne le régime politique du xviii e siècle.
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