virtu

noun

vir·​tu ˌvər-ˈtü 

ˌvir-

variants or vertu

ˌvər- 

ˌver-

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

Word History

Etymology

Italian virtù, literally, virtue, from Latin virtut-, virtus

First Known Use

1722, in the meaning defined at sense 1