showpiece

[shoh-pees]

show·piece

[shoh-pees]
noun
1.
something that is displayed or exhibited.
2.
something exhibited or worthy of exhibiting as a fine example of its kind.

Origin:
1880–85; show + piece


1, 2. masterpiece, prize, gem.

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Showpiece is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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showpiece (ˈʃəʊˌpiːs)
 
n
1.  anything displayed or exhibited
2.  anything prized as a very fine example of its type

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