slaoliestijl

Dutch

FWOTD – 14 January 2020

Delftsche Slaolie by Jan Toorop, origin of the nickname.

Etymology

Compound 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

• IPA^(key): /ˈslaː.oː.liˌstɛi̯l/

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• Hyphenation: sla‧olie‧stijl

Noun

slaoliestijl m (uncountable)

1. (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.