Definition of virtu
1 : a love of or taste for curios or objets d'art
2 : productions of art especially of a curious or antique nature : objets d'art
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Origin and Etymology of virtu
Italian virtù, literally, virtue, from Latin virtut-, virtus
First Known Use: 1722
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