objet d'art
an object of artistic worth or curiosity, especially a small object.
- Also called ob·jet.
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How to use objet d'art in a sentence
So maybe what I've really got here is an Old Master discard being used – by me, the museum visitor – as a modern objet trouvé.
"Strikes me that Paul is something of an objet de luxe," he reflected, as he turned off Albany Street.
Happy House | Betsey Riddle, Freifrau von Hutten zum StolzenbergC'est cet avenir surtout qui a été le grand objet de Dieu dans la création, et c'est pour cet avenir seul que le présent existe.
A Lecture on the Study of History | Lord ActonHow an Apollo of his excellence should have been unable to find a more handsome objet d'amour, I cannot imagine.
The Pacific Triangle | Sydney GreenbieHe says, ‘depuis plus de vingt ans que je m'occupe de cet objet.’
History of Civilization in England, Vol. 2 of 3 | Henry Thomas Buckle
It certainly isn't necessary to know what or molu is, nor to have any other objet de vertu but your wife.
The Potiphar Papers | George William Curtis
British Dictionary definitions for objet d'art
/ French (ɔbʒɛ dar) /
a small object considered to be of artistic worth
Origin of objet d'art
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