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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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