objet d'art

ob·jet d'art  (ôbzh där)

n. pl. ob·jets d'art (ôbzh där)

An object of artistic merit.

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[French : objet, object + de, of + art, art.]

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objet d'art [ob-zhay dahr, ob-zhay dahr]

Noun

pl objets d'art a small object considered to be of artistic worth [French: object of art]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

objet d'art - a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece" art object, piece virtu - objet d'art collectively (especially fine antiques) work of art - art that is a product of one of the fine arts (especially a painting or sculpture of artistic merit)