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
This was his sister Persis, Persis the practical and reliable, this woman who sugared the stew, and allowed the chef-d'oeuvre of the dinner to slip her mind.
From Other People's Business The Romantic Career of the Practical Miss Dale by Harriet L. Smith
"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
The lions of Horbeit may be reckoned among the chefs-d'oeuvre of Egyptian statuary.
From Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt by G. (Gaston) Maspero
There were flushing faces and eyes that sparkled like the wine, and of it, many fragrances commingled, of flowers, chefs' chefs-d'oeuvre, of Pinaud and Roget.
From V. V.'s Eyes by Henry Sydnor Harrison
We find chefs-d'oeuvre, for instance on a geographical map, on the handle of a chisel, on the barrel of a musket.
From The American Architect and Building News, Vol. 27, No. 733, January 11, 1890 by Various
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
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