slaoliestijl
Dutch
editEtymology
editCompound of slaolie (“salad oil”) + stijl (“style”). Named after a print in art nouveau by Jan Toorop for a salad oil company. The print became a famous example of art nouveau in the Netherlands.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editslaoliestijl m (uncountable)
- (Netherlands, chiefly derogatory) art nouveau
- Synonyms: art nouveau, jugendstil
- 2016, Willem Jan Verlinden, De zussen Van Gogh:
- Deze werd gewonnen door Suze Fokker (1864-1900), met een ontwerp in slaoliestijl, waarop de nijverheid en arbeid van bijen die van vrouwen symboliseren.
- This was won by Suze Fokker (1864-1900), with a design in the art nouveau style, in which the industriousness and labour of bees symbolised the industriousness and labour done by women.