Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An object of artistic merit.
Wiktionary
- n. A work of art with some artistic merit.
- n. An artwork exhibited for the purposes of decoration or the reflection of social status.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a work of art of some artistic value
Etymologies
- From French objet ("object") and d'art ("of art"). (Wiktionary)
- French : objet, object + de, of + art, art. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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Tricky Words from French
Loanwords from French -- both established and wet behind the ears -- that are tricky to spell or pronounce properly.
trompe l'oeil, hors d'oeuvre, oeuvre, objet d'art, objet trouvé, contretemps, milieu, métier, mise en scène, mise en place, éclat, faineant and 64 more...
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English with Tongue
French words and phrases used by English speakers.
objet d'art, nom de plume, petite, bon voyage, avant-garde, faux pas, faux, touché, répondez, s'il vo..., rouge, papier mâché, joie de vivre and 85 more...
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Things I love
teddy bear, automaton, origami, furoshiki, bow tie, crêpe, objet d'art
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random furrin borrowings
gaucherie, robot, eminence grise, hoi polloi, feuilleton, rapprochement, cherchez la femme, hors de combat, je ne sais quoi, laissez-faire, apparatchik, bolshevik and 53 more...
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