objet de vertun.

Brit.

/ˌɒbʒeɪ də vəːˈt(j)uː/, U.S.

/ˈˌɑbʒeɪ də ˌvərˈt(j)u/

Inflections: Plural objets de vertu.

Forms: 1800s– objet de vertu, 1900s– objet de virtu.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: objet n., de prep., English vertu , virtu n.

Etymology: < objet n. + de prep. + vertu, variant of virtu n., probably after French objet d'art objet d'art n. There is no corresponding phrase in French; the required sense of French vertu does not exist. Compare slightly earlier object of virtu at object n. 1d, objet de luxe n.Not fully naturalized in English.

An article that is interesting because of its antiquity, beauty, quality of workmanship, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > work of art > [noun] > types of > objet d'art or curio

curiosity1645

virtu1746

article (also piece, bit, etc.) of virtu1755

object of art1830

objet d'art1840

chinoiserie1841

art object1848

curio1851

object of virtu1854

objet1857

objet de vertu1862

Japanesery1885

japonaiserie1896

Chinesery1907

1862 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 12 Apr. 182 Rebellious gentlemen, after the battle, wiled away their leisure hours in camp in carving neat little trinkets and objets de vertu from the bones of deceased Unionists.

1947 M. McCarthy in Partisan Rev. 14 63 Lady Windermere's fan becomes an objet de virtu as powerful as Desdemona's handkerchief.

1974 Times 7 Dec. 14/7 His main interests are objets de vertu and antique weapons.

1988 New Yorker 26 Sept. 16/1 (advt.) Sixty of these objets de vertu, preserved as heirlooms, have been brought here for display.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	objet de vertu
释义	objet de vertun. Brit. /ˌɒbʒeɪ də vəːˈt(j)uː/, U.S. /ˈˌɑbʒeɪ də ˌvərˈt(j)u/ Inflections: Plural objets de vertu. Forms: 1800s– objet de vertu, 1900s– objet de virtu. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding; probably modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: objet n., de prep., English vertu , virtu n. Etymology: < objet n. + de prep. + vertu, variant of virtu n., probably after French objet d'art objet d'art n. There is no corresponding phrase in French; the required sense of French vertu does not exist. Compare slightly earlier object of virtu at object n. 1d, objet de luxe n.Not fully naturalized in English. An article that is interesting because of its antiquity, beauty, quality of workmanship, etc. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > work of art > [noun] > types of > objet d'art or curio curiosity1645 virtu1746 article (also piece, bit, etc.) of virtu1755 object of art1830 objet d'art1840 chinoiserie1841 art object1848 curio1851 object of virtu1854 objet1857 objet de vertu1862 Japanesery1885 japonaiserie1896 Chinesery1907 1862 Vanity Fair (N.Y.) 12 Apr. 182 Rebellious gentlemen, after the battle, wiled away their leisure hours in camp in carving neat little trinkets and objets de vertu from the bones of deceased Unionists. 1947 M. McCarthy in Partisan Rev. 14 63 Lady Windermere's fan becomes an objet de virtu as powerful as Desdemona's handkerchief. 1974 Times 7 Dec. 14/7 His main interests are objets de vertu and antique weapons. 1988 New Yorker 26 Sept. 16/1 (advt.) Sixty of these objets de vertu, preserved as heirlooms, have been brought here for display. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1862
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