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  2  definitions  found 
 
  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  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  virtu 
  n  1:  love  of  or  taste  for  fine  objects  of  art  [syn:  {vertu},  {connoisseurship}] 
  2:  artistic  quality  [syn:  {vertu}] 
  3:  productions  of  art  (especially  fine  antiques)




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