objet d'art
noun/ˌɒbʒeɪ ˈdɑː(ɹ)/
Etymology Borrowed from French objet (“object”) and d'art (“of art”).
1
A work of art with some artistic merit.
2
An artwork exhibited for the purposes of decoration or the reflection of social status.
- They have one of the largest collections of miniature furniture in the city (perhaps the largest), cases of object d'art ^([sic]), and, most importantly, a mountain of imported cards for those most special on your mailing list.1976 December 18, David Holland, “Dear Santa...”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 25, page 16:
- Derived terms
- objet