chef-d'oeuvre

chef-d'oeu·vre

C0268100 (shā-dœ′vrə, -dûrv′)n. pl. chefs-d'oeu·vre (shā-) A masterpiece, especially in literature or art.

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[French chef d'œuvre : chef, head, beginning + de, of + œuvre, work.]

chef-d'oeuvre

(ʃɛdœvrə) n, pl chefs-d'oeuvre (ʃɛdœvrə) a masterpiece

chef-d'oeu•vre

(Fr. ʃɛˈdœ vr^ə)

n., pl. chefs-d'oeu•vre (ʃɛˈdœ vr^ə) a masterpiece. [1610–20; < French]

chef-d'oeuvre

A French phrase meaning head of the work, used to mean a masterpiece.

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chef-d'oeuvre - the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsmanmasterpiecepiece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"

chef-d'oeuvre

(French)noun masterpiece, tour de force (French), magnum opus, masterwork, crowning achievement, brainchild This set of lithographs is the chef-d'oeuvre of the Polish artist Rojankowski.

chef-d'oeuvre

nounAn outstanding and ingenious work:magnum opus, masterpiece, masterwork.

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