This week's theme: words that appear to be misspellings. virtu (vuhr-TOO) noun
1. A love of or taste for fine objects of art. 2. Objects of art, curios, etc. [From Italian virtù (virtue), from Latin virtus (worth, excellence). Ultimately from the Indo-European root wi-ro (man) that is also the source of virile, virtue, virago, virtuoso, werewolf, and world.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=virtu -Anu Garg (garg wordsmith.org) "The Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College has organized an exhibition ... of optical illusions, stuffed birds, statuettes, objects of virtu and geological specimens." Arthur C. Danto; Hendrick Goltzius and Mannerism; The Nation (New York); Feb 10, 1992. Sponsors' Messages: The perfect stocking-stuffer - a NearSights reading monocle. It's the popular, practical reading lens that's always with you. http://www.NearSights.com Be smart - get 15% off mental_floss: The Trivia Game Enter code: game at http://www.mentalfloss.com/store Bounce it! Stretch it! Tear it! Mold it! Make Thinking Putty your super stocking stuffer. Huge handfuls. Awesome colors. http://puttyworld.com Increase typing speed and accuracy. For everyone using a computer. Quick and easy. Great stocking stuffer. HubKey Sensors(r). http://HerzogKeyboarding.com ............................................................................ All crime is a kind of disease and should be treated as such. -Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) Share the magic of words. Send a gift sub: http://wordsmith.org/awad/gift.html Remove, change, or subscribe address: http://wordsmith.org/awad/subscriber.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/virtu.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/virtu.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/virtu.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
