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chef-d'oeuvre

[ French she--vruh ]

noun

, plural chefs-d'oeu·vre [she-, dœ, -v, r, uh].
  1. a masterpiece, especially in art, literature, or music.


chef-d'oeuvre

/ ʃɛdœvrə /

noun

  1. a masterpiece


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Word History and Origins

Origin of chef-d'oeuvre1

Borrowed into English from French around 1610–20

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Example Sentences

Hardly had the artist opened his studio, than all Paris crowded to admire his chef d'œuvre.

There was but one flaw in this chef d'œuvre, according to the critics, and that was the lack of sense.

Gesner's chef d'œuvre and those of the other writers named had been on the bookshelves for many years.

He showed the youthful bard a thousand glaring defects in his chef-d'œuvre.

We have placed this chef d'œuvre upon a shelf in our office, where it will undoubtedly be admired by our friends when they call.

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