objet de vertu

/ ɒbˈʒeɪ də vɜːˈtuː /

noun

1. See virtu
   an object of virtu See virtu

Word History and Origins

Origin of objet de vertu¹

French, coined by the British as a translation of object of virtu but literally meaning only ``object of virtue''

Example Sentences

It certainly isn't necessary to know what or molu is, nor to have any other objet de vertu but your wife.

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