chef d'œuvren.

Brit.

/ˌʃɛf ˈdəːv(rə)/, U.S.

/ˌʃɛf ˈdəvr(ə)/

Inflections: Plural chefs d'œuvre.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French chef d'œuvre.

Etymology: < French chef d'œuvre superior piece of work, lit. ‘chief (piece) of work’ (early 16th cent. in Middle French; 13th cent. in Old French denoting a piece of work produced by a craftsman in order for him to be acknowledged as a master) < chef chief n. + de de prep. + œuvre oeuvre n.

A masterpiece.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > display of skill > an example or production of great skill

masterstick1532

masterpiece1600

master-prize1604

masterwork1617

mistresspiecea1648

chef d'œuvre1780

meisterwerk1964

1619 J. Chamberlain Let. 31 July (1939) II. 254 To make up an election at Marton College as his chef d'œuvre and last worke.

1726 J. Breval Remarks Several Parts Europe I. 235 The Case of this Town-house (which passes for a Chef d'Oeuvre) takes up one entire Side of the Place des Terreaux.

1780 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) IV. i. 39 In 1721 Arlaud brought this chef d'œuvre to London, but would not sell it.

1813 T. Moore Intercepted Lett. viii. 68 While some chefs-d'œuvre live to weary one.

1831 W. Scott Jrnl. 24 Mar. (1946) 155 A rare collection of Chef d'Œuvres.

1882 T. Mozley Reminisc. Oriel 1st Ser. I. ix A house of some architectural pretensions, his chef d'œuvre, people said.

1923 Punch 7 Feb. 130 Here we have Holbein's portrait of the first earl... His chef-d'œuvre, in mint condition.

1987 E. D. Hirsch Cultural Literacy (1988) iii. 88 His chef-d'oeuvre and main contribution to the American tradition was his biography of George Washington.

2006 N.Y. Times 8 Sept. e28/2 It is considered his chef d'oeuvre in the medium, a rare Dürer landscape that is not a watercolor.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	chef dœuvre
释义	chef d'œuvren. Brit. /ˌʃɛf ˈdəːv(rə)/, U.S. /ˌʃɛf ˈdəvr(ə)/ Inflections: Plural chefs d'œuvre. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French chef d'œuvre. Etymology: < French chef d'œuvre superior piece of work, lit. ‘chief (piece) of work’ (early 16th cent. in Middle French; 13th cent. in Old French denoting a piece of work produced by a craftsman in order for him to be acknowledged as a master) < chef chief n. + de de prep. + œuvre oeuvre n. A masterpiece. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > display of skill > an example or production of great skill masterstick1532 masterpiece1600 master-prize1604 masterwork1617 mistresspiecea1648 chef d'œuvre1780 meisterwerk1964 1619 J. Chamberlain Let. 31 July (1939) II. 254 To make up an election at Marton College as his chef d'œuvre and last worke. 1726 J. Breval Remarks Several Parts Europe I. 235 The Case of this Town-house (which passes for a Chef d'Oeuvre) takes up one entire Side of the Place des Terreaux. 1780 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 2) IV. i. 39 In 1721 Arlaud brought this chef d'œuvre to London, but would not sell it. 1813 T. Moore Intercepted Lett. viii. 68 While some chefs-d'œuvre live to weary one. 1831 W. Scott Jrnl. 24 Mar. (1946) 155 A rare collection of Chef d'Œuvres. 1882 T. Mozley Reminisc. Oriel 1st Ser. I. ix A house of some architectural pretensions, his chef d'œuvre, people said. 1923 Punch 7 Feb. 130 Here we have Holbein's portrait of the first earl... His chef-d'œuvre, in mint condition. 1987 E. D. Hirsch Cultural Literacy (1988) iii. 88 His chef-d'oeuvre and main contribution to the American tradition was his biography of George Washington. 2006 N.Y. Times 8 Sept. e28/2 It is considered his chef d'oeuvre in the medium, a rare Dürer landscape that is not a watercolor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1619
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