Dictionary
vir•tu
Pronunciation: (vur-tOO', vûr'tOO), [key]—
n.
1. excellence or merit in objects of art, curios, and the like.
2. (used with plural v.) such objects or articles collectively.
3. a taste for or knowledge of such objects.
Also,vertu.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.