De Stijl Definition
də stīl, stāl
noun
An abstract art movement marked by the use of rectangular forms and by emphasis on primary colors or grays and blacks.
Webster's New World
Origin of De Stijl
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Du, lit., the style, name of a journal founded (1917) by the Dutch painters Piet Mondrian and T. van Doesburg (1883-1931)
From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition
Dutch de the stijl style
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
