vertu
Americannoun
noun
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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
"The old boy is gourmand for articles of vertu."
From The Three Sapphires by Fraser, W. A.
Non seulement il réjouit et purge les cerveaux humains, mais encore il instruit les ames à la vertu et l’on apprend avec lui à devenir honnête homme.
From Nicotiana Or The Smoker's and Snuff-Taker's Companion by Meller, Henry James
He renders “La memoire du prodigue est nulle” by “Of the prodigall ther is no memory,” and “La seulle vertu est la vraye noblesse” by “The only vertue, is the true nobilitie.”
From Schools, School-Books and Schoolmasters by Hazlitt, W. Carew
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
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