objet d'art

ob·jet d'art

noun \ˌȯb-ˌzhā-ˈdär\

plural ob·jets d'art \same\

Definition of OBJET D'ART

1

: an article of some artistic value

2

: curio —called also objet

Examples of OBJET D'ART

1. The house is decorated with objets d'art from around the world.
2. <the museum's collection is strongest in objets d'art from the South Pacific>

Origin of OBJET D'ART

French, literally, art object

First Known Use: 1865

Related to OBJET D'ART

Synonyms

curio, exotic, curiosity (also objet), oddity, oddment, rarity

Related Words

found object, objet trouvé; curiosa, ephemera, virtu (or vertu); marvel, prodigy, rara avis, rare bird, wonder; abnormality, anomaly, freak, monster, monstrosity; malformation, mutant, mutation

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