vertu
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Its collection runs to paintings, furniture, statuary, manuscripts, sundry objets de vertu and an authoritative collection of photography.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2022
He liked the society of politicians and literary men, and he was also a collector of pictures and articles of vertu.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" by Various
Around him were costly decorations—objects of vertu and luxe—duplicated in plate-glass mirrors over the mantel, and along the sides of the room, extending from floor to ceiling.
From The Child Wife by Reid, Mayne
Bien qu'�trangers � toute conspiration, leur vertu les fit soup�onner d'�tre peu favorables � Commode; ils furent proscrits et moururent ensemble comme ils avaient v�cu.
From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.
Mais parlons de Romme, qui fut derreniere en souveraine majest�, et excellente en vertu.
From The Boke of Noblesse by Unknown
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