virtu
(noun) objet d’art collectively (especially fine antiques)
virtu, vertu
(noun) artistic quality
virtu, vertu, connoisseurship
(noun) love of or taste for fine objects of art
Source: WordNet® 3.1
virtu (uncountable)
Alternative form of vertu.
Source: Wiktionary
Vir*tu", n. Etym: [It. virtù virtue, excellence, from L. virtus. See Virtue.]
Definition: 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 virtù. Goldsmith.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.
