virtu, vertu
(noun) artistic quality
virtu, vertu, connoisseurship
(noun) love of or taste for fine objects of art
Source: WordNet® 3.1
vertu (uncountable)
(arts, now, historical) The fine arts as a subject of study or expertise; understanding of arts and antiquities. [from 18th c.]
(arts, now, historical) Objets d'art collectively. [from 18th c.]
Especially with reference to the writings of Machiavelli (1469–1527): the requisite qualities for political or military success; vitality, determination; power. [from 19th c.]
Moral worth; virtue, virtuousness. [from 20th c.]
Source: Wiktionary
Ver"tu, n.
1. Virtue; power. See Virtue. [Obs.] Chaucer.
2. See Virtu.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
22 December 2024
(noun) (plural) spectacles that are darkened or polarized to protect the eyes from the glare of the sun; “he was wearing a pair of mirrored shades”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
