Associations to the word «Vertu»
Wiktionary
VERTU, noun. (archaic) Especially in the writings of Machiavelli (1469–1527): excellence; moral virtue; honor; power.
VERTU, noun. (arts) Knowledge of the fine arts.
VERTU, noun. (arts) Objets d'art collectively.
VERTÙ, noun. Alternative form of vertu.
Dictionary definition
VERTU, noun. Love of or taste for fine objects of art.
VERTU, noun. Artistic quality.
Wise words
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.