Definition of coup de maître in English:
coup de maître
nounPlural coups de maîtreku də mɛtʀˌkuː də ˈmɛːtr(ə)ˌko͞o də ˈmet(rə)
A master stroke.
Example sentencesExamples
- If Democracy in America is Tocqueville's coup d'essai, his coup de maître is L'Ancien Regime et la Revolution.
- Though the songs described above are luscious, the coup de maître is the album's finale. surely one of the great recordings in recent popular music.
- In a coup de maître of archaeological sleuthing, the scholar has recently located a sort of Rosetta stone for Quadratic C.
Synonyms
masterpiece, sensation, marvel, wonder, triumph, winner, success, feat, coup, master stroke