| 单词 | object of virtue |
| 释义 | > as lemmasobject (also piece, article, etc.) of virtue 7. = virtu n. 1. Frequently in object (also piece, article, etc.) of virtue (see virtu n. 1e). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > the arts in general > [noun] > love or study of the arts virtuosity1673 virtue1709 virtu1722 dilettantism1808 dilettanteship1835 art appreciation1857 dilettantedom1887 1709 Tatler No. 38. ⁋12 He has by rote, and at second-hand, all that can be said of any man of figure, wit, and virtue in town. 1809 Irish Mag. Dec. 551/1 His deep erudition in gouty stocking weaving, his taste in religion, and his gusto in painting, must make his gallery an object to the lovers of virtue. 1828 Edinb. Rev. Sept. 61 The Italians commonly call a taste for the fine arts, or skill in them, by the name of Virtue. 1887 E. Field Culture's Garland 188 A wealthy pork-packer who lives near my house, brought back from the Morgan sale two ‘rare pieces of virtue’, as he terms them. 1922 Southern Reporter 90 614/1 Pictures, engravings, firearms, bicycles, bronzes, statuary, articles of virtue, [etc.]. 1995 W. Smith Seventh Scroll 241 It was an extraordinary collection of junk and treasures, of objects of virtue and garish bric-a-brac. < as lemmas |
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