Definitions
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- proper noun historical The ruling
executive of revolutionary France, from 1795-1799, or the period governed by this body. - adjective Pertaining to a style of
dress common during this period, characterised by extravagant, Classically-inspired designs. - adjective Pertaining to a style of
furniture ,decoration etc. prevalent during this period.
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Directoire" knickers, or culottes, fastened with elastic or bands at knee and waist, fit more closely, and had removable cotton linings.
Underclothes in World War One Victoria Janssen 2010
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With that, up swam one of the satin ladies (whose back view was precisely like that of a wet, black codfish with a long tail; I believe she was "Directoire"); and hovering near on a sea of pale-green carpet she volunteered the information that these "little frocks" were "poems," singularly suited to the style of -- I expected her to say my "daughter."
Set in Silver 1901
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"I think you ought to show Major [A] Sloat the 'Directoire' picture, my dear."
From the Ranks Charles King 1888
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You know the Josephine Beauharnais 'Directoire' style that was worn in seventeen ninety-something.
From the Ranks Charles King 1888
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The EU's Franco-German "Directoire" and the European Central Bank have between them ruled out all plausible solutions to the eurozone's debt crisis.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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The EU's Franco-German "Directoire" and the European Central Bank have between them ruled out all plausible solutions to the eurozone's debt crisis.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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The EU's Franco-German "Directoire" and the European Central Bank have between them ruled out all plausible solutions to the eurozone's debt crisis.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2010
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After dinner, the guests would find themselves free to dance or drift past Greek and Roman antiques to buy Zaro’s bread at Zaro’s Bread Basket, Fanny Farmer candy, or New York State Lottery tickets, or peer into a Drago shoe repair shop or one of the Tropica Juice Bars, where the pyramids of oranges were decorated in French Directoire, with swags, rosettes, and tassels.
Closing Time Joseph Heller 1994
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Between 1910 and 1913, the hobble skirt reigned supreme in fashion, obtaining popularity from the Oriental - and Directoire-inspired crazes.
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Starting around 1908, with the staggering width of hats, skirts began to narrow and the Directoire style arrived – an adaption of the empire waists and flowing skirts of the Regency era –, and corsets began to lengthen and straighten, starting just above the waist and fitting well down the thighs, thereby making sitting quite difficult.
Introduction: Edwardian Women’s Fashions | Edwardian Promenade 2008
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