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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Virtu \Vir*tu"\ (?; 277), n. [It. virt[`u] virtue, excellence,
from L. virtus. See Virtue.]
A love of the fine arts; a taste for curiosities. --J.
Spence.
[1913 Webster]
An article of virtu, or a piece of virtu, an object of
art or antiquity; a curiosity, such as those found in
museums or private collections.
[1913 Webster]
I had thoughts, in my chambers to place it in view,
To be shown to my friends as a piece of virt[`u].
--Goldsmith.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Virtu \Vir*tu"\ (?; 277), n. [It. virt[`u] virtue, excellence,
from L. virtus. See Virtue.]
A love of the fine arts; a taste for curiosities. --J.
Spence.
An article, or piece, of virtu, an object of art or
antiquity; a curiosity, such as those found in museums or
private collections.
I had thoughts, in my chambers to place it in view,
To be shown to my friends as a piece of virt[`u].
--Goldsmith.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
virtu
n 1: love of or taste for fine objects of art [syn: vertu, connoisseurship]
2: artistic quality [syn: vertu]
3: objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques)
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
virtu
n.
(alternative form of en vertu).
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
virtu
n.
(alternative form of en vertu).
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
virtu
n.
(alternative form of en vertu).
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
virtu
n.
(alternative form of en vertu).
From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]
Virtu /vˈɜːtuː/
التحف الفنيّة
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
virtu /vˈɜːtuː/
umělecký vkus
From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]
virtu /vˈɜːtuː/
starožitnost
From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]
virtu /vˈɜːtuː/
Liebhaberwert , Sammlerwert , Kunstwert [art]
From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 : [ freedict:eng-tur ]
virtu /vˈɜːtuː/
1. nadirlik ve güzellik
2. ince sanat eserleri
3. güzel sanatlar sevgisi. articles of virtu güzel sanat eserleri.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 : [ moby-thesaurus ]
43 Moby Thesaurus words for "virtu":
aesthetics, art, art object, artistic skill, artistic taste,
artistry, arty-craftiness, brainchild, bric-a-brac, classic,
composition, connoisseurship, creation, design, dilettantism,
epicureanism, epicurism, expertise, expertism, flair, friandise,
gastronomy, grotesque, kitsch, master, masterpiece, masterwork,
mobile, museum piece, nude, old master, pasticcio, pastiche, piece,
piece of virtu, stabile, statue, still life, study, talent,
virtuosity, work, work of art
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
n. 艺术品爱好,古董
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