pièce de résistance
the principal dish of a meal.
the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event, article, etc., of a series or group; special item or attraction.
Origin of pièce de résistance
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How to use pièce de résistance in a sentence
“To see a portfolio of this caliber [makes it] the pièce de résistance of the collection,” Jaffe said.
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But perhaps the best way to read the Bush memoir is as the elusive pièce de résistance of the most loyal Bush scrivener.
Then comes what I call the pièce de résistance, but which my uncle called 'killing two birds with one stone.'
The Cromptons | Mary J. HolmesIn the Commons the trouble on the Clyde was the pièce de résistance.
The sweetmeats or hors d'oeuvre of the older caterings for that taste are here collected together to form a pièce de résistance.
The English Novel | George SaintsburyBut the pièce de résistance of the Sixth was the Pageant of Empire at the end.
The Jolliest Term on Record | Angela BrazilBut the pièce de résistance of the day was to be the examination and probable committal of the Obeah-man of those parts.
At Last | Charles Kingsley
British Dictionary definitions for pièce de résistance
/ French (pjɛs də rezistɑ̃s) /
the principal or most outstanding item in a series or creative artist's work
the main dish of a meal
Origin of pièce de résistance
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