objet de vertu
/ (ɒbˈʒeɪ də vɜːˈtuː) /
noun plural objets de vertu (ɒbˈʒeɪ də vɜːˈtuː)
an object of virtuSee virtu
Words nearby objet de vertu
objectivism, objectivity, objectivize, objectless, objet d'art, objet de vertu, objet trouvé, objure, objurgate, obl., oblanceolate
Word Origin for objet de vertu
French, coined by the British as a translation of object of virtu but literally meaning only ``object of virtue''
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