masterpieces

[mas-ter-pees, mah-ster-]

mas·ter·piece

[mas-ter-pees, mah-ster-]
noun
1.
a person's greatest piece of work, as in an art.
2.
anything done with masterly skill: a masterpiece of improvisation.
3.
a consummate example of skill or excellence of any kind: The chef's cake was a masterpiece.
4.
a piece made by a person aspiring to the rank of master in a guild or other craft organization as a proof of competence.

Origin:
1570–80; master + piece, modeled on Dutch meesterstuk, German Meisterstück
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