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Webster 1913 Edition
Virtu
Vir-tu′
(?; 277)
, Noun.
A love of the fine arts; a taste for curiosities.
J. Spence.
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.
I had thoughts, in my chambers to place it in view,
To be shown to my friends as a piece of
To be shown to my friends as a piece of
virtù
. Goldsmith.
Webster 1828 Edition
Virtu
VIR'TU
,Noun.