chef-d'oeuvre
noun
a masterpiece, especially in art, literature, or music.
chefs-d'oeuvre
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pluralof chef-d'oeuvre.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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"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
Proudhon made a very sharp attack on the candidacy of Louis Bonaparte in a pamphlet which is regarded as one of his literary chefs-d'oeuvre: the "Pamphlet on the Presidency."
From What is Property? by P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) Proudhon
Tonight we are to have the opera of 'Iphigenia'—it is one of my magnificent teacher's chefs-d'oeuvre.
From Joseph II. and His Court by L. (Luise) Mühlbach
The Nautilus was a chef-d’oeuvre containing chefs-d’oeuvre, which filled the engineer with amazement.
From The Mysterious Island by Stephen W. White
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
