From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishobjet d'artob‧jet d'art /ˌɒbʒeɪ ˈdɑː $ ˌɑːbʒeɪ ˈdɑːr/ noun (plural objets d'art (same pronunciation)) [countable] AVDHa small object used for decoration, with some value as artOrigin objet d'art (1800-1900) French “object of art”