chef-d'oeuvre
Americannoun
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chefs-d'oeuvre
plural
noun
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Etymology
Origin of chef-d'oeuvre
Borrowed into English from French around 1610–20
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Thirty-five years after "Die Hard" hit theaters, the Bruce Willis vehicle maintains its rep as a chef-d'oeuvre due to its perennial relevance.
From Salon ● Jul. 18, 2023
Frears’ chef-d’oeuvre has everything: accessibly rooted in a true story, it has a powerful but controlled display of emotions, is tempered with poignancy and wit, and has great performances from stars and supporting cast.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 16, 2020
UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance is presenting Mac's chef-d'oeuvre, "A 24-Decade History of Popular Music," in a four-show series at the Theatre at Ace Hotel beginning Thursday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2018
And though his ability to recollect anything, even his name, is pretty much shot, some ember of ambition lets him hope that his recorded voice will tell him how to finish his chef-d’oeuvre.
From New York Times ● Feb. 16, 2012
His chef-d'oeuvre without contradiction is Hortorum libri IV.
From De Carmine Pastorali (1684) by J. E. (James Edmund) Congleton
"Oh, you're going to be so impressed with me," he coos as he peers at another of his chefs-d'oeuvre.
From Time Magazine Archive
He industriously studied the chefs-d'oeuvre of the old painters.
From Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors by Various
Certain it is that the chefs-d'oeuvre of the great poets, of that period, raised me to a state of inspiration of which I had previously no notion.
From Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors by Various
And here Mr. Frederick Orcott lapsed into admiring contemplation of his boots, which were the chefs-d'oeuvre of a sporting bootmaker; boots that were of the ring, ringy, and of the corner, cornery.
From Charlotte's Inheritance by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon
In consequence of this, in proportion to the works published, the Polish literature should be able to show a greater number of chefs-d'oeuvre than can be done in any other language.
From Life of Chopin by Martha Elizabeth Duncan Walker Cook
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