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View synonyms for chef-d'oeuvre
chef-d'oeuvre
[ French she-dœ-vruh ]
noun
, plural chefs-d'oeu·vre [she-, dœ, -v, r, uh].
- a masterpiece, especially in art, literature, or music.
chef-d'oeuvre
/ ʃɛdœvrə /
noun
- 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.
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There was but one flaw in this chef d'œuvre, according to the critics, and that was the lack of sense.
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Gesner's chef d'œuvre and those of the other writers named had been on the bookshelves for many years.
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He showed the youthful bard a thousand glaring defects in his chef-d'œuvre.
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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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